Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 593
Animal Housing
Tabled: 18 July 2024
Answered: 23 July 2024
Named DayQuestion
Jeremy Corbyn
Your Party — Islington North
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will (a) make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the use of farrowing crates and (b) hold a public consultation on such a ban.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerWe are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and will work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards.