Poultry: Animal Housing
Commons · Question 120330 · Tabled 12 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Cage reform: proposed ban on keeping laying hens, pullets and breeder layers in cages, published on 12 January 2026, whether sh
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 18 Mar 2026
The Government has carried out an assessment and, as part of the recent consultation on laying hen cage reform, sought views on that assessment. The consultation also sought additional evidence on how the proposals will affect egg production costs and cur...