Question follow-through · 36863
Livestock: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with representatives from the agricultural industry on (a) animal welfare and (b) ending the use of cages for farm animals; and if he will take steps to pub
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with representatives from the agricultural industry on (a) animal welfare and (b) ending the use of cages for farm animals; and if he will take steps to pub
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Mar 2025
Answer published
We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of cages and other close confinement systems for farmed animals is an issue which we are currently c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Animal Welfare: Standards
24 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to produce an animal protection strategy detailing steps to (a) increase animal welfare standards and (b) end the use of cages for farm animals.
National Parks: Finance
30 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for National Parks in England.
Coastal Erosion
30 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect seaside towns from coastal erosion.
Air Pollution: Eastbourne
30 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the levels of air pollution in Eastbourne constituency.
Water: Eastbourne
30 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the water quality on beaches in Eastbourne constituency.
South Downs National Park: Conservation
30 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help (a) protect and (b) support the South Downs National Park.
Agriculture: Eastbourne
1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support the farming industry in Eastbourne.
Abandoned Vehicles
15 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in dealing with abandoned vehicles.
Food: Prices
12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support Eastbourne residents with food prices.
Water: Eastbourne
16 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support investment in water infrastructure to improve water resilience in Eastbourne constituency.
Animal Welfare: Fireworks
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data she holds on (a) which animals are currently affected by the current legal noise level of fireworks and (b) how are they affected.