Question follow-through · 98690

Livestock: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to stop the expansion of low-welfare farms.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
11 Dec 2025
Answer
16 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to stop the expansion of low-welfare farms.

  2. 11 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    All farms, regardless of size and type of production system, must comply with comprehensive animal welfare legislation.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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