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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Poultry: Animal Housing (24 October 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to launch a consultation on phasing out cages for layer hens.

Asked by:
Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards.

The use of enriched ‘colony’ cages for laying hens is an issue we will want to fully consider in due course.


Answered by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
31 October 2024

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