Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120330

Poultry: Animal Housing

Tabled: 12 March 2026

Answered: 18 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mary Glindon

Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Cage reform: proposed ban on keeping laying hens, pullets and breeder layers in cages, published on 12 January 2026, whether sh

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Government has carried out an assessment and, as part of the recent consultation on laying hen cage reform, sought views on that assessment. The consultation also sought additional evidence on how the proposals will affect egg production costs and cur...

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