Written question asked by Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative) on Monday, 12 April 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 2021. It was answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) on Monday, 26 April 2021 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the peer review for the Review of the Evidence for Sentience in Decapod Crustaceans and Cephalopod Molluscs report has been completed; and when the accompanying Seafish Report into welfare risks facing these sea creatures will be published.
- Answer
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Defra has commissioned an independent external review of the available scientific evidence on sentience in decapods and cephalopods. This review and the Seafish Report are both expected to be published shortly.
Secondary information
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- Written question
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- HL14747
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Animal welfare Shellfish Cephalopods
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