United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 33446
Livestock: Animal Housing
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23 March 2020
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26 March 2020 · Answer
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Answered
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Housing
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26 March 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to restrict the use of cages in farming.
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23 March 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to restrict the use of cages in farming.
Source: Commons
26 March 2020
Answer
The Government cares very much about the welfare of animals and is examining the evidence around the use of cages for farm animals and considering the options. We have been clear it is our ambition that farrowing crates should no longer be used for sows. ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-03-23/33446
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1187079
- uk · wq-1187079 · source updated 26 March 2020