Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 41699

Pigs: Animal Housing

Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Laurence Turner

LabourBirmingham Northfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to make Animal Health and Welfare Pathway grants available to pig farmers to install free farrowing systems.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
We will simplify and rationalise our grant funding, ensuring that grants are targeted towards those who need them most and where they can deliver the most benefit for food security and nature.