Written questions

Poultry: Animal Welfare

Commons · Question 121574 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timeline and industry roadmap he has established for ending male chick culling.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 23 Mar 2026

The Government has set out in the recently published Animal Welfare Strategy that it will encourage the egg industry to move away from the practice of killing day-old chicks. The Government will discuss with them a roadmap to reach the objective of ending...