United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 9787
Pigs: Animal Housing
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29 January 2020
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6 February 2020 · Answer
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Housing
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6 February 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effects on levels of livestock of a ban on farrowing crates.
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29 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effects on levels of livestock of a ban on farrowing crates.
Source: Commons
6 February 2020
Answer
The UK is ahead of most other pig producing countries in that 40% of sows already farrow freely on outdoor pig units and are not confined to crates. The Government believes the aim should be for farrowing crates not to be necessary. It is important that w...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-29/9787
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1174311
- uk · wq-1174311 · source updated 6 February 2020