Question follow-through · 21100
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to support indoor pig farmers to adopt free farrowing systems.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 18 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 6 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 6 Jan 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
18 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to support indoor pig farmers to adopt free farrowing systems.
6 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Jan 2025
Answer published
We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway supports farmers to improve their animals’ health and welfare through fun...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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