Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87229
Pigs: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
Andrew George
Liberal Democrat — St Ives
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with counterparts in (a) Austria, (b) Sweden, (c) Switzerland, (d) Norway, (e) Germany, and (f) New Zealand on their (i) banning and (ii) phasin
Answer
Dame Angela EagleWe have regular engagement with counterparts in other countries on farmed animal welfare issues, including on cages and other close confinement systems.