Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122236
Animal Housing
Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a ban on colony cages on the agricultural land market.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleIn preparation for the recent consultation on laying hen cage reform, the Government carried out a general assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reforms to laying hen welfare policy on the competitiveness and viability of UK egg producers and...
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