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Poultry: Animal Welfare

Asked by Dr Zubir AhmedLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 16 July 2026UIN 18335

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Court of Appeal ruling in December 2024 on the welfare of fast-growing chickens.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 14 July 2026 to the hon. Member for North Devon, PQ UIN 17121.

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