United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4592
Poultry: Animal Housing
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29 May 2026
Last action
10 June 2026 · Answer
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Housing
Source updated
10 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will bring forward legislation to ban the use of enriched cages for laying hens.
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29 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will bring forward legislation to ban the use of enriched cages for laying hens.
Source: Commons
10 June 2026
Answer
A UK-wide consultation on laying hen cage reform was launched on 12 January 2026 and closed on 9 March 2026. The Government is carefully analysing the consultation responses, and the next steps will be announced when the analysis is completed.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-29/4592
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1909670
- uk · wq-1909670 · source updated 10 June 2026