Question follow-through · 70868
Animals: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of animal import standards on (a) animal welfare and (b) British farmers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 19 Sept 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of animal import standards on (a) animal welfare and (b) British farmers.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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19 Sept 2025
Answer published
As set out in the trade strategy, we recognise concerns about methods of production, such as sow stalls and battery cages, which are not permitted in the UK. While methods vary in line with different climates, diseases and other contextual reasons, we wil...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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