Poultry
Commons · Question 50494 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 21 May 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the chick population.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 21 May 2025
Defra publishes monthly statistics on the activity of UK hatcheries. The UK chick sector is highly resilient, with production remaining stable over the last five years. The latest published figures for the first quarter of 2025, show that total hatchery p...