Livestock: Ammonia
Commons · Question 128511 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce ammonia emissions from intensive pig and poultry farming.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 23 Apr 2026
Large intensive pig and poultry farms with livestock place numbers above specified size thresholds are regulated under the Environmental Permitting Regulations. The operators of these farms must hold a permit which requires implementation of best availabl...