Question follow-through · 2796
Poultry: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the British Veterinary Association's press release entitled British Veterinary Association calls for an end to all cages for laying hens, published on 27 April 2026,
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 28 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the British Veterinary Association's press release entitled British Veterinary Association calls for an end to all cages for laying hens, published on 27 April 2026,
21 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 May 2026
Answer published
The Department continues to consider the latest scientific research and evidence to improve the welfare of farmed animals, including laying hens. A UK-wide consultation, on a proposed ban on keeping laying hens, pullets and breeder layers in cages, closed...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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