United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 129859
Poultry: Animal Welfare
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25 February 2022
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23 March 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has made to the (a) Welsh Government, (b) Scottish Government and (c) Northern Ireland Executive on banning the use of cages for laying hens.
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25 February 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has made to the (a) Welsh Government, (b) Scottish Government and (c) Northern Ireland Executive on banning the use of cages for laying hens.
Source: Commons
23 March 2022
Answer
The UK Government is delivering a series of ambitious reforms, as outlined in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare. We are actively exploring options to phase out the use of cages in farming, including the use of cages for laying hens. In coming to an asses...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-02-25/129859
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1435637
- uk · wq-1435637 · source updated 23 March 2022