Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 86347
Poultry: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to stocking density regulations on production levels in chicken farms.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleNo recent changes have been introduced to on farm poultry stocking density regulations. We are aware that many poultry producers are switching to lower stocking densities in response to a retailer led voluntary initiative as part of the industry’s Better ...
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