Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97490
Pigs: Animal Housing
Tabled: 5 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025
Question
Dan Norris
Independent — North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of how many farms in Somerset and Gloucestershire use farrowing crates in pig production.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleNo such estimate has been made for Somerset and Gloucestershire, but 50% of the national sow breeding herd give birth freely on outdoor units, with no option for confinement. Of the 50% of breeding sows kept indoors, approximately 42% are confined in farr...
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