Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87578
Pigs: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard the welfare of (a) pigs and (b) piglets on farms in (i) Surrey and (ii) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleAll pigs are protected by comprehensive and robust animal health and welfare legislation, and potential breaches of the law are taken very seriously. Any allegations of poor animal welfare are investigated by the Animal and Plant Health Agency, and where ...
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