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Livestock: Animal Welfare

Asked by Terry JermyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 16 December 2025UIN 98690

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to stop the expansion of low-welfare farms.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

All farms, regardless of size and type of production system, must comply with comprehensive animal welfare legislation.

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