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 ...