Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 17581
Poultry: Factory Farming
Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Question
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of intensive factory farming of chickens, and whether there are plans to further regulate this sector with regards to ani
Answer
Stephen MorganAll farms, regardless of size and type of production system, must comply with legislation on animal health and welfare. The Government remains firmly committed to improving animal welfare and wants to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high s...
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