Livestock: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 95227 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 89 of the Annual Report for 2023 on Official Controls performed in Great Britain under the OCR Multi-Annual National Control Plan, what assessment she has made o
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Dec 2025
The Annual Report notes that inspection frequency for game bird establishments was increased in response to public interest. This was an exceptional measure for that sector.Public perception is an important consideration, but for livestock farms animal we...