Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 50494

Poultry

Tabled: 7 May 2025

Answered: 21 May 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the chick population.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Defra publishes monthly statistics on the activity of UK hatcheries. The UK chick sector is highly resilient, with production remaining stable over the last five years. The latest published figures for the first quarter of 2025, show that total hatchery p...

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