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Game: Birds

Asked by Laurence TurnerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 10 June 2026UIN 5195

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to launch the call for evidence on how gamebirds are reared in the gamebird sector.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

As stated in the Animal Welfare Strategy the Government will launch a call for evidence to improve its understanding of the welfare issues on how gamebirds are reared. The Government will take this forward in due course.

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