Poultry: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 115200 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of retailers withdrawing from the Better Chicken Commitment on her Department's Animal Welfare Strategy.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Mar 2026
As set out in the animal welfare strategy, the Government remains committed to supporting a move away from the use of fast-growing breeds of meat chickens. The Government welcomes the fact that those supermarkets who made Better Chicken Commitment pledges...