Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 117460
Poultry: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
Question
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to laying hen welfare policy on the level of imports and exports of egg products.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Government has carried out an assessment and, as part of the consultation on laying hen cage reform, is seeking views on that assessment. The consultation also seeks additional evidence on how the proposals will affect egg production costs and current...
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