Question follow-through · 7760

Pigs: Livestock Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessments her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Fair Dealing Obligations (Pig) Regulations 2025 in preventing abuse by processors.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
11 Jun 2026
Answer
11 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessments her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Fair Dealing Obligations (Pig) Regulations 2025 in preventing abuse by processors.

  2. 11 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations (FDOP) are the result of extensive consultation with farmers, producer groups and the wider industry. They have applied to any new contracts since August 2025 and will come into force fully (for all contract...

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