Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 98690

Livestock: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Terry Jermy

LabourSouth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to stop the expansion of low-welfare farms.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
All farms, regardless of size and type of production system, must comply with comprehensive animal welfare legislation.