Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 115200

Poultry: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of retailers withdrawing from the Better Chicken Commitment on her Department's Animal Welfare Strategy.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

As set out in the animal welfare strategy, the Government remains committed to supporting a move away from the use of fast-growing breeds of meat chickens. The Government welcomes the fact that those supermarkets who made Better Chicken Commitment pledges...

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