Non-stun Slaughter of Animals
Debate between Angela Smith and Laurence Robertson(5 years, 7 months ago)
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Mr Robertson
I will give way as often as I am requested to do so. However, I am not yet on my second page. I am sure you will agree, Sir Henry, that time is limited as this is a half-hour debate and we have already used five minutes. I will give way to the hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Angela Smith), then the hon. Member for Ilford South (Mike Gapes) and then my hon. Friend the Member for North Cornwall (Scott Mann).
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Ind)
I will be brief. Does the hon. Gentleman acknowledge that one way to deal with this issue is to look at labelling from the potential of blockchain technology, which could provide complete traceability within the system and help to identify those abattoirs that are identified as having those issues, thus putting consumer power at the heart of the process?
Mr Robertson
That is a good point. I will come on to say that all this needs discussing in detail.