PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(9 June 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department provides to support pig farmers in transitioning away from farrowing crates to free-farrowing systems.
Asked by:
Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The use of farrowing crates and other close confinement systems for farmed animals is an issue which the department is currently considering very carefully. At present there is no Government funding available to support pig farmers in transitioning away from farrowing crates to free-farrowing systems.
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