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Animal Welfare: Codes of Practice

Written question asked by Kerry McCarthy (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 December 2017. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 December 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2017 to Question 115879, what the timetable is for the publication of the updated statutory welfare codes for (a) meat (b) chickens (c) pigs (d) laying hens (e) cats (f) dogs and (g) horses.

Answer

New statutory welfare codes for meat chickens, cats, dogs and horses will be laid in both Houses shortly. We will be consulting on new statutory welfare codes for laying hens and pigs in the new year.

Type

Written question

Reference

117245

Session

2017-19

Animal Welfare
Friday, 1 December 2017
Written questions
House of Commons

Subjects

Animal welfare

Codes of practice

Link

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