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UIN 49474

Animal Housing: Farms

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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30 April 2025

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12 May 2025 · Answer

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Housing

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12 May 2025

Housing

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of phasing out the use of (a) enriched cages and (b) farrowing crates on English farms.

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  1. 30 April 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of phasing out the use of (a) enriched cages and (b) farrowing crates on English farms.

    Source: Commons

  2. 12 May 2025

    Answer

    We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of cages and other close confinement systems for farmed animals is an issue which we are currently c...

    Source: Written answer

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