Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 76274
Poultry: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 23 September 2025
Question
Cat Smith
Labour — Lancaster and Wyre
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the research her Department has commissioned into tackling gaps in the scientific evidence on the potential impact of various catching methods for farmed poultry to co
Answer
Dame Angela EagleResearch into assessing the impact of poultry catching and handling methods on animal welfare and catching durations in Great Britain is expected to be completed in 2028, after which the Government will consider its findings.