Question follow-through · 73428
Livestock: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish an impact assessment for banning cages for livestock animals.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 5 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish an impact assessment for banning cages for livestock animals.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Sept 2025
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 29 April 2025 to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, PQ UIN 47556.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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