Irene Campbell MP: written questions
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Written questions
Livestock: WeatherDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment's identification of risks to livestock from multiple climate hazards as a priority risk area, what steps her Department is
Answer: The Government has a protocol to monitor animal welfare during high-risk weather periods and ensure keepers take steps to mitigate risks. The Food Standards Agency shares data with Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency for welfare issues originatin...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock: WeatherDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of farmed animals that have required veterinary attention and/or died on-farm or in transport as a result of heat stress or other extreme w
Answer: The Government does not hold data on the number of farmed animals that have required veterinary attention and/or died on-farm due to heat stress.Data from 2022 indicates that, in July and August 2022 when there was unprecedented hot weather in the UK, app...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the commercial viability of 'day-zero' systems where genetically edited breeding hens ensure only female layer chicks hatch, eliminatin
Answer: As stated in the recently published Animal Welfare Strategy Defra will encourage industry to end the practice of culling male laying hen chicks. In recent years there has been rapid global progress in a range of technologies that could help end the routin...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the level of public funding allocated to (a) animal-based research and (b) non-animal New Approach Methodologies in the last five
Answer: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) invests to support research which can lead to alternatives, such as organ-on-a-chip, cell-based assays, functional genomics and computer modelling. These are categorised as basic research, so calculating funding for New A...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce the prevalence of tail docking on pigs.
Answer: The Department has recently engaged with the Pig Veterinary Society and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to reduce the prevalence of pig tail docking by working with the industry and the veterinary profession. Defra is now carefully considering th...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered whether the relationship between the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) and Understanding Animal Res
Answer: The NC3Rs does not sponsor UAR activities beyond being a signatory and participant in the UK Concordat on Openness on Animal Research which is managed by UAR. The NC3Rs works with a range of relevant stakeholders across the life sciences sector, including...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Animal WelfareTreasuryTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115040More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring that the Treasury Green Book takes account of the statutory duty introduced by the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 in the appraisal of policies ac
Answer: HM Treasury published an updated version of the Green Book on 5th February, which acknowledges the statutory role of the ASC and includes language in paragraph 8.84 noting that appraisals should consider the effects of a proposal on the welfare of animals...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure cross-government coordination and policy alignment with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s strategy to support the developm
Answer: Defra is working together with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) in relation to those priorities, targets and commitments in DSIT’s Strategy to Support the Development, Validation and Uptake of Alternative Methods whose implemen...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHunting: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed consultation on banning trail hunting will allow submissions on family pets being killed by hunting hounds; and what plans she has to bring forward legislative pro
Answer: The Government will hold a consultation on its plans to ban trail hunting. Defra will be guided by the Government's consultation principles in shaping the proposed consultation. The department plans to introduce legislation to ban the activity of trail hu...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the incident in which mice
Answer: All licensed establishments must fully uphold the required standards for animal welfare as set out in the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) and the Code of Practice for the Housing and Care of Animals Bred, Supplied or Used for Scientific Pu...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's corporate report, entitled Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024, published in December 2025, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of t
Answer: All licensed establishments must fully uphold the required standards for animal welfare as set out in the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) and the Code of Practice for the Housing and Care of Animals Bred, Supplied or Used for Scientific Pu...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: FactoriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 906911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to build energetics and munitions factories.
Answer: We have committed £1.5 billion to move munitions production to “always on” and build six new munitions and energetics factories. Work is underway to plan the new factories.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCreditTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94829More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial Inclusion Strategy, published on 5 November, whether the Government plans to develop targets as well as metrics to monitor progress in delivering the Strategy’s objectives on improvin
Answer: Earlier this month, I published the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy setting out an ambitious programme of measures to improve financial inclusion and resilience for underserved groups across the UK. The Strategy was developed alongside a committ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks: CreditTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93903More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she will take to ensure banks provide access to affordable credit to people who are financially excluded.
Answer: The Government recognises that, when provided responsibly, credit can play an important role in helping people manage unexpected expenses and smooth their cash flow. Access to suitable, affordable credit products can support people’s financial resilience ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that trail hunting is not used for the illegal hunting of wild mammals with dogs.
Answer: This Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting in line with our manifesto commitment. Work to determine the best approach for doing so is ongoing and Defra will consult on how to deliver a ban in the new year.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCredit UnionsTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84507More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress her Department has made in reviewing responses to the call for evidence on reforming the credit union common bond in Great Britain; and when her Department plans to publish its proposed next ste
Answer: The government recognises the role that credit unions play in providing savings and affordable loans to their members, serving local communities throughout the country. This is why the government is taking steps to ensure credit unions are fully supported...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with EU negotiators on the inclusion of UK animal welfare standards within the proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement.
Answer: We will agree a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and red tape for British producers and retailers, and helping to reduce the pressure on prices and increase choice ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce mandatory method-of-production labelling for animal products.
Answer: On 12 June 2025, we published the summary of responses and the Government response to the fairer food labelling consultation, which was undertaken last year by the previous Government. The response is available here on GOV.UK. We will consider the potenti...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to end the use of enriched cages for hens in England.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for Liverpool West Derby, Ian Byrne, on 16 May 2025, PQ 50228.
Answered 9 Jul 2025
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