Pigs: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 87230 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew George
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of imported pork produced using farrowing crates on the competitiveness of UK farmers that do not use farrowing crates.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 17 Nov 2025
The Government supports both a competitive farming sector and the need to maintain high animal welfare standards in the UK. No such assessment has been undertaken. No data is held on the production method of imported pork.