Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 107785

Birds: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 22 January 2026

Answered: 30 January 2026

Question

Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the revised bird gathering licensing regime on animal welfare, including the ethical rehoming of captive-bred birds and the main

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

As there has been no revision of the bird gathering licence regime, no impact assessment has been required.