Livestock: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 84304 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to require the Animal and Plant Health Agency to publish the (a) outcomes of inspections, (b) rates of compliance and (c) types of non-compliance on farms.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 31 Oct 2025
Defra publishes data in the Multi-annual National Control Plan (MANCP) annual reports, relating to animal welfare official controls and enforcement activities undertaken within GB, which the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) contributes to. Outcomes o...