Melanie Ward MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Pigs and Poultry: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's proposed timeline is for banning cages in relation to hens and pigs.
Answer: The recently published Animal Welfare Strategy sets out that ending the use of cages and crates is a key priority for this Government.We are currently consulting on a proposed timeline to ban the instalment of new enriched ‘colony’ cages for the keeping o...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
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