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Poultry: Animal Welfare

Asked by Olly GloverLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 3 December 2025UIN 94625

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government’s forthcoming animal welfare strategy will prohibit (a) the introduction of in-ovo sexing technology and (b) the routine culling of day-old male chicks.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 9 July 2025 to the hon. Member for Stockport, PQ UIN 64121.

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