Written questions

Poultry: Animal Welfare

Commons · Question 86347 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to stocking density regulations on production levels in chicken farms.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 3 Nov 2025

No recent changes have been introduced to on farm poultry stocking density regulations. We are aware that many poultry producers are switching to lower stocking densities in response to a retailer led voluntary initiative as part of the industry’s Better ...