Agriculture: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 19885 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Kerry McCarthy
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information from individual farm animal welfare inspections is routinely published, and what assessment she has made of whether those arrangements provide adequate public scrutiny
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 4 Sep 2026
This Government understands the importance of transparency in relation to the welfare of farmed animals. Multi Annual National Control Plan (MANCP) reports include national data on the number of farm inspections completed by APHA, the welfare scores from ...