Question follow-through · 86072
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with animal welfare groups about the welfare implications of the use of farrowing crates for pigs.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 3 Nov 2025 · 6 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
28 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with animal welfare groups about the welfare implications of the use of farrowing crates for pigs.
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Nov 2025
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 5 September 2025 to the hon. Member for Ashfield, PQ 73693.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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