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Livestock: Animal Welfare

Asked by Mark SewardsLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 1 July 2026UIN 12920

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to require the routine publication of farmed animal welfare inspection reports across all farmed species.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

The Government recognises the importance of transparency where it relates to the welfare of farmed animals. The Government publishes the Multi Annual National Control Plan (MANCP) Annual Reports which includes national data on inspections.

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