Poultry: Animal Housing
Commons · Question 11121 · Tabled 24 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to launch a consultation on phasing out cages for layer hens.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 31 Oct 2024
We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of enriched ‘colony’ cages for laying hens is an issue we will want to fully consider in due course.