Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the inclusion of decapod crustaceans in the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022, if she will make an estimate of the number of instances of crabs and lobsters being (a) sold online and (b) delivered live by courier in the last 12 months; and whether she has had recent discussions with (i) Amazon and (ii) other online retailers on taking steps to prevent this practice.

The Government does not hold this data. There have been no recent Ministerial discussions with online retailers on this matter.