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Written question asked by Lord Laird (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 6 September 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 September 2017. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 September 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Poultry: Animal Welfare

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) which EU states have not complied with the conventional cage ban for hens, (2) what steps they have taken in relation to any non-compliance, and (3) whether the UK still allows eggs to be imported from non-compliant countries.

Answer

A Report from the European Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council in September 2016 states that the Commission’s actions to encourage all Member States to enforce the 2012 ban on the keeping of laying hens in conventional (‘battery’) cages, and the 2013 partial ban on the keeping of sows in sow stalls proved effective.

According to information available to the Commission, all Member States are now compliant with the cage ban. In terms of the sow stall ban, the Commission is checking the documentation of the last three Member States to see if they are now fully compliant.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1387
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Animal welfare EU countries EU law Eggs Imports Poultry
Link
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