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 DemocratNorth 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 Eagle
The 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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