Written questions

Animal Welfare

Commons · Question 110377 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the environmental impacts associated with poor animal health.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 10 Feb 2026

Defra has made several assessments of the environmental impacts associated with animal health, including the impacts on greenhouse gas emissions. Improved animal health is recognised as important in reducing agricultural greenhouse gas mitigations in the ...