United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 179268
Pigs: Animal Housing
Introduced
12 April 2021
Last action
20 April 2021 · Answer
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Answered
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Housing
Source updated
20 April 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic effect of banning farrowing crates on the pig farming industry.
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12 April 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic effect of banning farrowing crates on the pig farming industry.
Source: Commons
20 April 2021
Answer
The Government shares the public’s high regard for animal welfare and we are currently examining the evidence around the use of cages for farm animals. We introduced a new pig welfare code of practice, which came into force in March last year, and this pr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/179268
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1307358
- uk · wq-1307358 · source updated 20 April 2021