A question on #SheepMeat #ImportControls tabled by Josh Babarinde on 24-03-2025 has been answered by Mr Douglas Alexander.

Heading: Sheep Meat: Import Controls
Question ID: 1787780
UIN: 40732
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-24
Asking Member ID: 5086
Asking Member display name: Josh Babarinde
Asking Member handle: JoshBabarinde
Asking Member Twitter reference: @JoshBabarinde
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of placing a ban on the import of lamb produced on farms that carry out mulesing without pain relief.
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Date answered: 2025-03-31
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 632
Answering Member display name: Mr Douglas Alexander
Answering Member handle: D_G_Alexander
Answering Member Twitter reference: @D_G_Alexander
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Answer text: The Government is firmly committed to upholding our animal welfare standards and to promoting robust standards internationally. The independent Trade and Agriculture Commission considered, in the context of its report on the UK-Australia FTA, the issue of...
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Answering body ID: 214
Answering body name: Department for Business and Trade
Tweeted: true