Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) on Monday, 12 September 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 September 2016. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 September 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Poultry: Animal Welfare
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 44023, on poultry: animal welfare, if she will make it her policy to extend the ban on unenriched battery cages for laying hens to quail egg production.
- Answer
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The welfare of quail raised for egg production, is protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which makes it an offence to fail to provide satisfactorily for welfare needs and by the general provisions of the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007. We have no current plans to introduce new legislation specifically to ban unenriched cages for egg laying quail.
Once we leave the EU, we have an opportunity to make sure all our policies are delivering for the UK, including for animal welfare.
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- 45992
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- 2016-17
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- Animal welfare Eggs Poultry
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