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Pigs: Animal Housing

Asked by Laurence TurnerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 April 2025UIN 41699

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to make Animal Health and Welfare Pathway grants available to pig farmers to install free farrowing systems.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

We will simplify and rationalise our grant funding, ensuring that grants are targeted towards those who need them most and where they can deliver the most benefit for food security and nature.

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