Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87231
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 assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a ban on farrowing crates on pig production capacity.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleWe remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of farrowing crates for pigs is an issue which we are currently considering very carefully, includin...
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