HALAL MEAT IN SCHOOLS

That this House is deeply concerned by the recent reports regarding non-Halal meat being served in schools in Leicestershire; notes that some products served to children and presented as Halal were found to contain between 10 and 50 per cent pork; further notes that confidence in supply of Halal meat is of upmost importance for the UK Muslim community; and calls for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to conduct a full inquiry to establish how the companies concerned have been issued Halal certificates and to ensure that other public services serving food are not similarly affected.