Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 84302

Livestock: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 22 October 2025

Answered: 31 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that the Animal and Plant Health Agency acts on reports of animal welfare breaches on farms by animal protection groups.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

All farm animals are protected by comprehensive and robust animal health and welfare legislation. The Animal and Plant Agency (APHA), as the national regulator for farmed animal welfare in Great Britain, undertake proactive and reactive inspections on far...

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