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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England published on 22 December 2025, when she expects to launch consultations on (a) phasing out enriched colony cages for laying hens, (b) transitioning away from pig farrowing crates, and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England published on 22 December 2025, when she expects to launch consultations on (a) phasing out enriched colony cages for laying hens, (b) transitioning away from pig farrowing crates, and (c)...
The consultation on a proposal to ban the keeping of laying hens in cages was launched on 12 January 2026 and will close on 9 March 2026. For pig farrowing crates, we want to work with industry to explore how to transition away from the use of farrowing crates to alternative systems: either flexible or free farrowing. We will consult on the transition in due course.
The Government accepts that there is a pressing need to address the welfare concerns associated with high concentration carbon dioxide stunning of pigs. As set out in the Government’s animal welfare strategy, and following the Animal Welfare Committee’s report on the topic, we will consult on banning the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs. Further details will be set out later this year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the consultation on poultry catching and handling, which ended on 2 May 2025, what steps he is taking to ensure that the research project to study the impact of various catching methods and different housing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the consultation on poultry catching and handling, which ended on 2 May 2025, what steps he is taking to ensure that the research project to study the impact of various catching methods and different housing...
The Poultry catching summary of responses was published in June, and includes a summary of views on the research and how robust data could best be generated. As set out in the Government response to the public consultation, we have commissioned research that will focus on addressing gaps in the scientific evidence on the impact of upright and two-legged catching within a commercial GB setting.
The research has started at SRUC and the University of Bristol and will take account of published peer-reviewed research, which may include information from other countries where relevant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of contaminated chicken being sold at supermarkets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of contaminated chicken being sold at supermarkets.
There are comprehensive controls in place throughout the food chain to reduce the levels of contamination in chicken being sold in supermarkets and other locations. These controls include, for example, the national salmonella control programme for broiler chickens at all stages of production, which defines a range of measures to reduce the risk of Salmonella. The Food Standards Agency has also worked closely with industry on reducing Campylobacter contamination over a number of years. This has seen the highest contamination levels of Campylobacter fall from an average of 19% in 2014/15 to 5% in 2016/17 in surveys undertaken at retail level. Latest levels according to major retailers’ data show an average of 3.1% for October-December 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the suitability of chlorinated chicken for the UK market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the suitability of chlorinated chicken for the UK market.
The Government has made it clear that we will not water down our food or animal welfare standards in pursuit of any trade deal. Existing food standards on issues such as chlorinated chicken will come across through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. This will continue when we leave the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of salmonella have originated from eating (a) contaminated chicken eggs, (b) undercooked chicken and (c) contaminated duck eggs in each of the last five years.
[127395]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of salmonella have originated from eating (a) contaminated chicken eggs, (b) undercooked chicken and (c) contaminated duck eggs in each of the last five years.
[127395]
We are advised by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), which has responsibility for foodborne disease, that individual (sporadic) cases of salmonella infection rarely provide sufficient evidence to enable an epidemiological investigation to be undertaken to identify their cause. For this reason individual cases are not routinely investigated or traced to identify the source and whether food was responsible.
In order to demonstrate that cases of laboratory confirmed salmonella infection are due to eating contaminated chicken eggs, undercooked chicken or contaminated duck eggs, it is necessary to conduct epidemiological and/or microbiological investigations which can provide the required scientific evidence of association. This is only usually possible for cases linked to recognised outbreaks of infection, which involve two or more cases affecting individuals from more than one household.
The tables show the number of laboratory confirmed cases of salmonellosis, as part of reported outbreaks of infection in the England and Wales between 2007 and 2012, where investigations showed that infection was transmitted through the consumption of chicken meat, chicken eggs and duck eggs.
| Laboratory
confirmed cases of salmonella from outbreaks associated with the
consumption of chicken eggs in England and
Wales | |
| Number | |
| 2007 | 64 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2009 | 502 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2011 | 275 |
| Laboratory
confirmed cases of salmonella from outbreaks associated with the
consumption of chicken meat in England and
Wales | |
| Number | |
| 2007 | 45 |
| 2008 | 22 |
| 2009 | 127 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| Laboratory
confirmed cases of salmonella from outbreaks associated with the
consumption of duck eggs in England and
Wales | |
| Number | |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2010 | 81 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| Source:
Health Protection
Agency |
Data for 2012 is not available.
The tables do not include outbreaks in which eggs and chicken may potentially have been a component part of the final food vehicle, e.g. if eggs or chicken was a component part of a meal.
The Health Protection Agency Scotland is only able to provide figures which are linked to specific sources of infection as part of an outbreak. The Health Protection Agency Scotland reports that there were no laboratory confirmed cases of salmonella from outbreaks in Scotland associated with the consumption of chicken meat and duck eggs between 2007 and 2011. There were four cases of salmonella in outbreaks associated in eggs in Scotland in 2009 where eggs were one of more than one food vehicle reported in the outbreak. It should be noted that outbreak investigation did not specify the type of eggs which were consumed by these cases. There were no other salmonella cases in outbreaks associated with eggs in Scotland for 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011.
The Public Health Agency Northern Ireland confirmed that data are not available for Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many cases of salmonella were traced to UK chicken eggs in each of the last five years;
[114338]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many cases of salmonella were traced to UK chicken eggs in each of the last five years;
[114338]
We understand from the Food Standards Agency, which has responsibility for food borne disease, that the causes of individual (sporadic) cases of salmonella rarely provide sufficient evidence of their cause to enable
an epidemiological investigation to be undertaken to identify their cause. For this reason individual cases are not routinely investigated or traced to identify the food responsible.
In order to demonstrate that cases of laboratory confirmed Salmonella infection are due to eating United Kingdom produced chicken or duck eggs it is necessary to conduct epidemiological and/or microbiological investigations which can provide the required scientific evidence of association. This is only usually possible for cases linked to recognised outbreaks of infection, which involve two or more cases affecting individuals from more than one household.
The following tables show the number of laboratory confirmed cases of salmonellosis as part of reported outbreaks of infection between 2007 and 2012 where investigations showed that infection was transmitted through the consumption of contaminated chicken or duck eggs produced in the UK.
| Laboratory
confirmed cases from outbreaks of Salmonella associated with UK chicken
eggs | ||||
| England
and
Wales | Scotland | Northern
Ireland | UK | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory
confirmed cases from outbreaks of Salmonella associated with UK duck
eggs | ||||
| England
and
Wales | Scotland | Northern
Ireland | UK | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1
Eggs were one of more than one food vehicle reported in the outbreak.
The outbreak does not specify the type of eggs reported for the
outbreak. 2 Information for 2012 is provisional and covers the period from January to June 2012. |
(2) how many cases of salmonella were traced to UK duck eggs in each of the last five years.
[114355]
Andrew Rosindell:
(2) how many cases of salmonella were traced to UK duck eggs in each of the last five years.
[114355]
Andrew Rosindell:
We understand from the Food Standards Agency, which has responsibility for food borne disease, that the causes of individual (sporadic) cases of salmonella rarely provide sufficient evidence of their cause to enable
an epidemiological investigation to be undertaken to identify their cause. For this reason individual cases are not routinely investigated or traced to identify the food responsible.
In order to demonstrate that cases of laboratory confirmed Salmonella infection are due to eating United Kingdom produced chicken or duck eggs it is necessary to conduct epidemiological and/or microbiological investigations which can provide the required scientific evidence of association. This is only usually possible for cases linked to recognised outbreaks of infection, which involve two or more cases affecting individuals from more than one household.
The following tables show the number of laboratory confirmed cases of salmonellosis as part of reported outbreaks of infection between 2007 and 2012 where investigations showed that infection was transmitted through the consumption of contaminated chicken or duck eggs produced in the UK.
| Laboratory
confirmed cases from outbreaks of Salmonella associated with UK chicken
eggs | ||||
| England
and
Wales | Scotland | Northern
Ireland | UK | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory
confirmed cases from outbreaks of Salmonella associated with UK duck
eggs | ||||
| England
and
Wales | Scotland | Northern
Ireland | UK | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1
Eggs were one of more than one food vehicle reported in the outbreak.
The outbreak does not specify the type of eggs reported for the
outbreak. 2 Information for 2012 is provisional and covers the period from January to June 2012. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effects of imports from countries with lower welfare standards than the UK on domestic poultry farmers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effects of imports from countries with lower welfare standards than the UK on domestic poultry farmers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information is stored on the national poultry register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information is stored on the national poultry register.
I certainly agree. The public are greatly concerned, but they have the power to purchase chickens that are bred differently. It is not only up to the Government and the European Union to examine the issue and to take necessary action that balances the needs of farmers and animal welfare...
I certainly agree. The public are greatly concerned, but they have the power to purchase chickens that are bred differently. It is not only up to the Government and the European Union to examine the issue and to take necessary action that balances the needs of farmers and animal welfare...
Thank you for allowing me to speak in today’s debate, Mr. Atkinson. I should like to apologise on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Leominster (Bill Wiggin), who, unfortunately, cannot be present to speak on behalf of the shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs team. DEFRA is not...
Thank you for allowing me to speak in today’s debate, Mr. Atkinson. I should like to apologise on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Leominster (Bill Wiggin), who, unfortunately, cannot be present to speak on behalf of the shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs team. DEFRA is not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how the Government plans to use the data held on the GB Poultry Register to prevent the spread of avian influenza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how the Government plans to use the data held on the GB Poultry Register to prevent the spread of avian influenza.
That this House congratulates the British poultry industry for the environmental and animal welfare improvements that it has made; recognises the financial pressures on Britain's poultry producers, especially from cheaper imports; notes that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has not claimed any compensation from the EU for the consequences of avian influenza; is concerned that the charges for the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) regulations are considerably higher than elsewhere in the EU thus causing serious competition problems for the British poultry industry; and calls upon the Government to make every effort to ensure that the IPPC regulations are implemented in the UK in such a way as to minimise the regulatory cost and competitive disadvantage they impose on British poultry producers when compared to foreign and European competitors.
That this House congratulates the British poultry industry for the environmental and animal welfare improvements that it has made; recognises the financial pressures on Britain's poultry producers, especially from cheaper imports; notes that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has not claimed any compensation from the EU for...
That this House congratulates the British poultry industry for the environmental and animal welfare improvements that it has made; recognises the financial pressures on Britain's poultry producers, especially from cheaper imports; notes that DEFRA has not claimed any compensation from the EU for the consequences of avian influenza; is concerned that the charges for the Integrated Pollution, Prevention and Control regulations are considerably higher than elsewhere in the EU thus causing serious competition problems for the British poultry industry; and calls upon the Government to make every effort to ensure that the IPPC regulations are implemented in the UK in such a way as to minimise the regulatory cost and competitive disadvantage they impose on British poultry producers when compared to foreign and European competitors.
That this House congratulates the British poultry industry for the environmental and animal welfare improvements that it has made; recognises the financial pressures on Britain's poultry producers, especially from cheaper imports; notes that DEFRA has not claimed any compensation from the EU for the consequences of avian influenza; is concerned...
That this House notes that from 1st November Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Regulations require poultry, meat and egg producing businesses to apply for PPC permits to operate; notes that the industry has accepted the importance of the proposed controls many of which are already good practice; applauds the performance of the industry in contributing to government objectives for reducing energy consumption and in respect of disease prevention; welcomes the industry's delivery of safe, traceable food to consumers and the employment it provides in the rural economy without public subsidy; is concerned by the fragile economic state of the poultry industry following the avian influenza episode which cost the industry some ??58 million without EU special market measures funding that the Government declined to apply for; believes that the fees for PPC permits will divert scarce resources from poultry businesses investing in measures to comply with PPC requirements at a time of fragile recovery of sustainable financial and market positions; considers the basis of the Environment Agency's charging scheme and its implications for the future of the industry should be independently investigated; and in the meantime calls on the Government to waive the introduction of PPC permit charges for poultry businesses for a period of three years.
That this House notes that from 1st November Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Regulations require poultry, meat and egg producing businesses to apply for PPC permits to operate; notes that the industry has accepted the importance of the proposed controls many of which are already good practice; applauds the performance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what form of registration system there is in place for poultry farmers who keep under 50 birds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what form of registration system there is in place for poultry farmers who keep under 50 birds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many poultry farmers there are in the United Kingdom who have (a) over 50 birds and (b) 50 or under birds; and how many have signed up to the National Poultry Register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many poultry farmers there are in the United Kingdom who have (a) over 50 birds and (b) 50 or under birds; and how many have signed up to the National Poultry Register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government are taking to ensure that poultry owners register their flocks on the national poultry register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government are taking to ensure that poultry owners register their flocks on the national poultry register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to encourage a switch towards more advanced well-managed cages for egg-laying hens. (Printed on 08.09.2003 in Bound Volume 410 c286W).
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to encourage a switch towards more advanced well-managed cages for egg-laying hens. (Printed on 08.09.2003 in Bound Volume 410 c286W).
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to encourage a switch towards more advanced well-managed cages for egg-laying hens. (Printed on 15.09.2003 in Daily Part 410 c458W).
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to encourage a switch towards more advanced well-managed cages for egg-laying hens. (Printed on 15.09.2003 in Daily Part 410 c458W).