Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 84305 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to increase the significance of improving animal welfare within the work of the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Nov 2025
Animal welfare is, and will continue to be, a high priority for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Through its knowledge and expertise, effective delivery of regulatory functions, and provision of guidance and advice, APHA plays a critical welfare...