Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:41 pm on 9 May 2018.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 1:41, 9 May 2018

Thank you for the question. Certainly, I would prefer animals to be slaughtered as close as practical to their point of production, and I consider a trade in meat and meat products to be preferable to long-distance transport to slaughter. It's something that I'm looking at, along with DEFRA, and I have seen the article. We'll have to get that balance, but, obviously, animal health and welfare is very important to us too.