HC Deb 28 June 1995 vol 262 cc698-9W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ask the Farm Animal Welfare Council to investigate claims of welfare advantages for sows confined to sow stalls for the first 35 days. [31015]

Mrs. Browning

[holding answer 26 June 1995]: Claims of welfare advantages for sows confined to sow stalls for the first 35 days of pregnancy have not been supported by scientific evidence. I see no basis therefore on which the Farm Animal Welfare Council could be asked to investigate them further.

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