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Birds: Animal Welfare

Asked by Matt VickersConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 30 January 2026UIN 107785

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the revised bird gathering licensing regime on animal welfare, including the ethical rehoming of captive-bred birds and the main

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

As there has been no revision of the bird gathering licence regime, no impact assessment has been required.

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