Question follow-through · 120331
Poultry: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Cage reform: proposed ban on keeping laying hens, pullets and breeder layers in cages, published on 12 January 2026, whether sh
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Cage reform: proposed ban on keeping laying hens, pullets and breeder layers in cages, published on 12 January 2026, whether sh
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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18 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government has carried out an assessment and, as part of the recent consultation on laying hen cage reform, sought views on that assessment. The consultation also sought additional evidence on how the proposals will affect egg production costs and cur...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Food: Waste
15 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory reporting of food waste in large retailer supply chains.