Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 84316

Livestock: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Animal and Plant Health Agency procedures on providing farms with advanced notice of an inspection on the enforcement of animal

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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