Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90299

Livestock: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 20 November 2025

Question

Sarah Olney

Liberal DemocratRichmond Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ending the use of (a) cages for hens and (b) farrowing crates for pigs.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 29 April 2025 to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, PQ UIN 47556