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Pigs: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support will be available for pig producers to transition to free farrowing systems.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
13 Jul 2026
Answer
14 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support will be available for pig producers to transition to free farrowing systems.

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to working closely with the industry to explore how to transition away from the use of farrowing crates to alternative systems.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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