Question follow-through · 26606
Poultry: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of UK-grown chickens in comparison with those farmed in other countries, particularly with regards to 1) animal welfare, 2) animal lifespan and
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of UK-grown chickens in comparison with those farmed in other countries, particularly with regards to 1) animal welfare, 2) animal lifespan and
4 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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9 Sept 2026
Answer published
As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, the government is considering how we can support voluntary efforts to move away from the use of fast-growing meat chicken breeds. The Department has not made such assessments of comparison between UK-grown chicke...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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