United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 6046
Pigs: Animal Welfare
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8 December 2023
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18 December 2023 · Answer
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18 December 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of farrowing cages on the welfare of pigs.
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8 December 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of farrowing cages on the welfare of pigs.
Source: Commons
18 December 2023
Answer
Defra’s 2018 statutory welfare code of practice for pigs confirms that “the aim is for farrowing crates to no longer be necessary and for any new system to protect the welfare of the sow, as well as her piglets”. The UK already has a significant outdoor p...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-08/6046
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1676543
- uk · wq-1676543 · source updated 18 December 2023