Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 123367

Poultry: Animal Housing

Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

David Smith

LabourNorth Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing import restrictions on enriched cages for laying hens, pullets and breeder layers.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 18 March 2026 to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, PQ UIN 120331.