Written questions

Pigs: Animal Housing

Commons · Question 76014 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she is having with (a) farming bodies and (b) animal welfare organisations on the potential for phasing out the use of farrowing crates by indoor pig farms.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 8 Oct 2025

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 5 September 2025 to the hon. Member for Ashfield, PQ 73693.