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Sheep: Animal Welfare

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 16 June 2026UIN 7643

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking in response to the consultation on tail docking and castration in lambs.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

The consultations on lamb castration and tail docking closed on 9 March. The Government is now carefully analysing consultation responses and will publish a formal response in due course.

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