| Heading: |
Pigs: Animal Welfare |
| Question ID: |
1751090 |
| UIN: |
21099 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5066 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Steve Darling
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Steve Darling
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 6270 on Poultry and Pigs: Animal Welfare, if he will publish a public consultation on the use of farrowing crates for pigs. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-06 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4382 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Daniel Zeichner
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| Answering Member handle: |
danielzeichner
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@danielzeichner
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| Answer text: |
We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of farrowing crates for pigs is an issue we are currently considering very carefully. |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |