Question follow-through · 58606

Pigs: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to convene a cross-sectoral task force to develop a pathway to crate-free farrowing for the pig industry.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 10 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 12 Jun 2025
Answer: 17 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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10 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to convene a cross-sectoral task force to develop a pathway to crate-free farrowing for the pig industry.
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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17 Jun 2025
Answer published
The use of farrowing crates and other close confinement systems for farmed animals is an issue which the Department is currently considering very carefully. The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway supports farmers to improve animal health and welfare throug...

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