Pigs: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 87231 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 6 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 a ban on farrowing crates on pig production capacity.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 6 Nov 2025
We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of farrowing crates for pigs is an issue which we are currently considering very carefully, includin...