Written questions

Eggs: Imports

Commons · Question 49799 · Tabled 1 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of a sales ban on imported (a) eggs and (b) egg products produced on farms that use battery cages.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 12 May 2025

Ministers and officials meet regularly to address these important topics. The Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare. We will promote robust standards nationally and internation...