A Bill to require producers, suppliers and retailers of meat to indicate clearly whether the animal has been killed in accordance with religious rites without prior stunning; to require the Secretary of State to collect and publish specified information relating to meat slaughtered in accordance with such practice; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
26 February 2026
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The Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill would require meat producers, suppliers and retailers to clearly show on products whether the animal was killed in accordance with religious rites without prior stunning. It would also require the Secretary of State to collect and publish information about meat slaughtered in this way, aiming to increase transparency about how meat is produced.
The bill is at the second reading stage in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to Committee stage and subsequent readings.
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The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 17 April 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Monday 21 October 2024.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
