Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 6884

Livestock: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 15 October 2024

Question

Luke Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a consultation on banning the use of (a) cages and (b) close confinement systems in animal farming.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of cages and other close confinement systems for farmed animals is an issue we will want to fully consi...

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