Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 17821

Pigs: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 10 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has she given to launching an independent review into the pig industry, to determine whether piglet thumping continues to be practised.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Gorton and Denton on 4 June 2026 to PQ UIN 3739.