Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15546

Livestock: Weather

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Irene Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of farmed animals that have required veterinary attention and/or died on-farm or in transport as a result of heat stress or other extreme w

Answer

Stephen Morgan

The Government does not hold data on the number of farmed animals that have required veterinary attention and/or died on-farm due to heat stress.Data from 2022 indicates that, in July and August 2022 when there was unprecedented hot weather in the UK, app...

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