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Animal Housing

Asked by Kate OsamorLabour (Co-op)Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 54997

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 47556 on Animal Housing, what his Department's planned timeline is for sharing the findings of their review into banning the use of cages.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

This is a multifaceted issue with many factors that need to be carefully considered.

The Department has initiated a series of meetings with key stakeholders as part of the development of an overarching approach to animal welfare. We will be outlining more detail of plans in due course.

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