Question follow-through · 75189
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to ensure that approved methods of killing piglets on farms are being adhered to through proactive inspections.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 23 Sept 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
4 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to ensure that approved methods of killing piglets on farms are being adhered to through proactive inspections.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has legal powers under Section 28 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to inspect farm premises. These inspections help ensure that animals bred or kept for farming purposes are treated in accordance with welfare regula...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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