Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 111978

Pigs and Poultry: Animal Housing

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Melanie Ward

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's proposed timeline is for banning cages in relation to hens and pigs.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The recently published Animal Welfare Strategy sets out that ending the use of cages and crates is a key priority for this Government.We are currently consulting on a proposed timeline to ban the instalment of new enriched ‘colony’ cages for the keeping o...

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