Poultry: Animal Housing
Commons · Question 50228 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 May 2025
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will launch a consultation on the (a) production, (b) import and (c) sales of eggs from caged hens.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 16 May 2025
We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of cages for laying hens is an issue which we are currently considering very carefully.