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Animal Welfare

Proceeding contribution from Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 12 December 2017. It occurred during Debate on Animal Welfare.

That is a very good point. The sentience principle in EU law has been held up by some as a gold standard, but it is a gold standard that has allowed foie gras, veal production, fur farming, in some cases donkey torture, bull fighting and much more besides. It is not a gold standard. We are setting a gold standard. We are going to go so much further, which we should be proud of.

Returning to procurement, we have £2 billion at our disposal, which we currently spend each year on food of a pretty low standard. In my view, that is a wasted opportunity. There are hundreds of schools and hospitals in this country already, including in my own constituency, that are choosing to use their buying power to support suppliers who guarantee higher standards. The Government need to take that best practice and make it into the norm.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
633 c79WH 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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