Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15018

Sheep: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Olivia Blake

LabourSheffield Hallam

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in implementing the Animal Welfare Committee's recommendations on lamb castration and tail docking.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
As a result of considering the recommendations in the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinion on the Implications of Castration and Tail Docking for the Welfare of Lambs, the Government issued a UK-wide consultation on lamb castration and tail docking which la...

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