Question follow-through · 15938
Pigs: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to publish a consultation on phasing out the use of farrowing crates for sows.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 6 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
6 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to publish a consultation on phasing out the use of farrowing crates for sows.
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Animal Welfare Strategy sets out that ending the use of cages and crates is a key priority for this Government. We will be consulting on the transition away from the use of farrowing crates to alternative systems, in due course.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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