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
4 February 2026
This bill would require meat producers, suppliers and retailers to clearly indicate whether meat has been killed without prior stunning for religious rites. It would also require the government to collect and publish information about meat slaughtered in this way, making such practices more transparent for shoppers.
The bill is at the 2nd Reading stage in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed to the Lords or further stages.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 27 February 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.