Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16291
Pigs: Animal Housing
Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026
Question
Adrian Ramsay
Green Party — Waveney Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is collecting data on the number of flexible crates being installed by pig farmers in England; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of that v
Answer
Stephen MorganNo such data is being collected on the number of flexible crates being installed. As stated in the Animal Welfare Strategy, the Government wants to work with industry so that it ends the use of pig farrowing crates. A consultation on the transition to alt...
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