Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 73917
Animal Welfare: Crime
Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 8 October 2025
Question
Terry Jermy
Labour — South West Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of animal welfare abuse have been recorded on intensive livestock farms in (a) England and (b) Norfolk in each of the last five years.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) carries out regulatory duties and monitors compliance with animal welfare legislation through proactive and reactive inspections. The outcome of all animal welfare inspections is recorded on APHA systems according...
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