Live Animal Exports (Prohibition) Bill

Key Points

• Bans the export of live farmed animals from the UK for slaughter or fattening (and related purposes).
• Includes practical measures needed to enforce and implement the ban.
• Originated in the House of Commons; first reading took place on 25 October 2017; current stage is the 2nd reading in the Commons.
• Affects livestock exporters, transporters and farmers, and would require new regulatory arrangements.
• Next stages typically include committee stage, report stage and third reading in the Commons, followed by consideration by the Lords if it progresses.

Progress

The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. It began in the Commons with its first reading in 2017 and would move through the remaining Commons stages and then to the Lords if it progresses.