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Pigs: Animal Welfare

Asked by Andrew GeorgeLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 6 November 2025UIN 87231

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a ban on farrowing crates on pig production capacity.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of farrowing crates for pigs is an issue which we are currently considering very carefully, including impacts on the pig industry.

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