The shadow Minister mentioned the Conservative party’s 2019 general election manifesto. My predecessor Neil Parish sought to amend the Agriculture Bill to prevent the ratification of any trade agreement that did not guarantee that the same animal welfare standards would be applied to imported food. Does the shadow Minister agree that standards for UK production are only half the picture unless we demand those same animal welfare standards are applied to imports?
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Richard Foord
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 18 December 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill.
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