Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94625
Poultry: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Question
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat — Didcot and Wantage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government’s forthcoming animal welfare strategy will prohibit (a) the introduction of in-ovo sexing technology and (b) the routine culling of day-old male chicks.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleI refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 9 July 2025 to the hon. Member for Stockport, PQ UIN 64121.