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Livestock: Animal Welfare

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 31 October 2025UIN 84304

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to require the Animal and Plant Health Agency to publish the (a) outcomes of inspections, (b) rates of compliance and (c) types of non-compliance on farms.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Defra publishes data in the Multi-annual National Control Plan (MANCP) annual reports, relating to animal welfare official controls and enforcement activities undertaken within GB, which the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) contributes to. Outcomes of inspections, rates of compliance and types of non-compliance on farms are included in the report.

MANCP reports are available here.

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