Dave Doogan: All Documents

Written Question

Pigmeat: Supply Chains

Thursday 3rd September 2026

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus and Perthshire Glens)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of whether current pig supply-chain arrangements enable producers to receive a fair share of the final retail value of pork products.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government has not made a specific assessment of the share of the final retail value of pork products received by producers.

However, the Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025, which came into force for all contracts in August this year, support fairer and more transparent relationships between producers and purchasers in the pig supply chain.

While the Regulations do not set pig prices, they require contracts to include clear pricing provisions and greater transparency on how prices are determined. This helps producers make informed business decisions and provides greater certainty over contractual terms.

Anyone with concerns about compliance should contact the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA), which is responsible for enforcing the Regulations. ASCA also operates an anonymous ‘in-confidence’ channel for producers who do not wish to share their personal details: [email protected].

Written Question

Pigmeat: Origin Marking

Thursday 3rd September 2026

Asked by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus and Perthshire Glens)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to strengthen origin labelling requirements for pork products.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Country of origin information is required for certain products, including fresh and frozen pig meat. It is also required for all prepacked food where its omission would be misleading to consumers.

Under existing rules, food that is not classed as of UK origin cannot be sold or labelled as being British. Processed foods (such as bacon and sausages) and composite foods that are made in the UK, are British.

We continue to monitor how origin information is presented and the commitments supermarkets have made, and are considering what more can be done to help consumers make informed choices.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2026
Representation of the People Bill

"Just to develop the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee’s theme, the Minister is taking some steps to control foreign contributions and donations to politics, but why not just ban them? She touched herself on the malign influence of people who would seek to offshore their tax liabilities—not contributing to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2026
Representation of the People Bill

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Sep 2026
Direction of Government

"I welcome the Prime Minister to his place. In so doing, I extend my best wishes not only to him but to his family, as he takes up the manifold burdens of his new role. In his assent to high office, he was heard to report that the UK is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jul 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Minister will know that the Secretary of State is regularly to be heard talking about his many, many good friends. Does she believe that the Prime Minister-elect is one of those good friends, and, while we are on the subject of young Scots, will it not be awkward when …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jul 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"I note the Minister’s doughty protestations on behalf of the Secretary of State, but noting that is one thing. What message does she have for the 800,000 young Scots who were unable to vote in the 2014 referendum about her party’s continued dogma preventing young people in Scotland from having …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
14 Jul 2026 - Public Office (Accountability) Bill - View Vote Context
Dave Doogan (SNP) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 7 Scottish National Party No votes vs 0 Scottish National Party Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 102 Noes - 409

Division Vote (Commons)
14 Jul 2026 - Public Office (Accountability) Bill - View Vote Context
Dave Doogan (SNP) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 7 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 93 Noes - 323