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Poultry: Animal Housing

Asked by Andrew GeorgeLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 27 May 2026UIN 1117

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that any ban on caged systems for laying hens is accompanied by equivalent trade measures which prevent the import of eggs and egg product

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

I refer the hon. Member to the response given on 18 March 2026 to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend for PQ UIN 120331.

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