Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 126871, if he will require the Food Standards Agency to record Official Veterinarian and Official Auxiliary supervision time associated with stunned and non‑stunned slaughter separately.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) does not record Official Veterinarian or Official Auxiliary time, associated costs, or enforcement activity by slaughter method. As such, the FSA does not hold data that would enable a direct comparison between stunned and non-stunned slaughter in relation to supervision time, inspection or enforcement costs, or levels of animal welfare non-compliance.

The FSA also does not collect data on the volume of meat derived from animals slaughtered without stunning. There are currently no plans for the FSA to introduce requirements to collect this information.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has lead responsibility for animal welfare policy.