Written question AQW 51776/22-27

Written question by Mr John Stewart on .

MLA
Mr John Stewart
Party at the time
Ulster Unionist Party
Date
11 September 2026
Type
Written question
Assembly reference
AQW 51776/22-27
Department
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Business
To the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Assembly identifier
Document 498018

Text

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 8461/22-27, to detail (i) which of recommendations 96, 98 to 101 and 106 of the Animal Welfare Committee’s updated opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing his Department has accepted, including any steps it has taken to implement those recommendations, since March 2024; (ii) whether any assessment has been made of the legislative routes available to introduce species-specific, enforceable protections; and (iii) any anticipated timetable for further action.

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