Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 16 May 2025.
Ian Byrne
Labour, Liverpool West Derby
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will launch a consultation on the (a) production, (b) import and (c) sales of eggs from caged hens.
Daniel Zeichner
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards.
The use of cages for laying hens is an issue which we are currently considering very carefully.
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