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1224456

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Poultry: Animal Welfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) effectiveness of duck welfare regulations for commercial duck farms; whether he plans to increase those welfare standards after the transition period; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	73721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government's ambition is to raise our already high animal welfare standards still further, as new research and evidence emerges and we are currently reviewing priorities for farm animal welfare reform.</p><p>The welfare of ducks is currently provided for in the general provisions of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007. Defra also has a statutory duck welfare code which encourages high standards of husbandry for the keeping and breeding of farmed ducks, including requirements for suitable housing, stocking rates and the provision of feed and water.</p><p>In addition to legislation, the main farm assurance schemes have standards in place which their members must also comply with, which set requirements to ensure the health and welfare of commercially produced ducks.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/07/2020 18:20:23 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1327647

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Poultry: Animal Welfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the French and German Governments' decision to end the killing of day-old male chicks in the egg production sector; whether the Government plans to bring forward similar legislative proposals; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	6330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>We have some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world and we continue to explore ways to enhance our position as a global leader.</p><p> </p><p>The killing of day-old male chicks from the egg production sector is used to provide a valuable food source for reptiles and raptors. We are aware that alternatives to culling male laying hen chicks are currently being investigated by a number of research establishments around the world. A few systems are being used in commercial hatcheries in some EU countries, including France and Germany, but are not yet scaled up enough to meet the demands of the entire industry. We will be assessing the success of these systems.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 02/06/2021 14:56:03 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1440194

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Poultry: Animal Welfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, whether it is his Department's policy that farmed ducks should have access to an open body of water.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	138272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>Defra has published a statutory duck welfare code which encourages high standards of husbandry for the keeping and breeding of farmed ducks. We recognise the welfare benefit of providing open water for ducks. However, in a commercial setting the provision of open bathing water for ducks is a difficult issue, as a balance needs to be struck between the welfare needs of the birds and the risks to duck health, hygiene and food safety if ducks are given unlimited access to open bathing water, which can become easily contaminated. Defra's code recommends that ducks should always have easy access to fresh water and that consideration should be given to the provision of water troughs, which are deep enough to allow the ducks to get their heads completely under water.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/03/2022 10:58:36 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1247221

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Poultry: Animal Welfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the welfare standards for the production of chicken in (a) Poland, (b) the Netherlands and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	109156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>As members of the European Union, Poland and the Netherlands will need to comply with the European regulations concerning animal welfare standards, including Council Directive 2007/43/EC which lays down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production. As we leave the EU, we are committed to maintaining our position as one of the world leaders in animal welfare and want to improve and build upon that record, working in partnership with farmers to support healthier, higher welfare animals.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/11/2020 16:04:36 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1329756

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Poultry: Animal Welfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what system is in place to count the number of chicks macerated in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	10519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>All four of the main laying hen hatcheries in the UK use argon and CO<sub>2</sub> gas mixtures as a permitted method of killing male day-old chicks, rather than maceration.</p><p> </p><p>Maceration, or immediate crushing of the entire animal, is a lawful method of killing chicks up to 72 hours old and egg embryos (under Annex I of Regulation 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing). The method must provide for instantaneous maceration and immediate death of the animals and, as a result, they are caused no avoidable pain, distress or suffering when killed.</p><p> </p><p>It is not within the Food Standards Agency’s remit to inspect laying hen hatcheries.</p><p> </p><p>There is no statutory requirement to keep records of chicks killed by maceration</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 10518 question first answered 15/06/2021 17:03:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1329754

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Poultry: Animal Welfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether chicks are killed by maceration in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	10517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>All four of the main laying hen hatcheries in the UK use argon and CO<sub>2</sub> gas mixtures as a permitted method of killing male day-old chicks, rather than maceration.</p><p> </p><p>Maceration, or immediate crushing of the entire animal, is a lawful method of killing chicks up to 72 hours old and egg embryos (under Annex I of Regulation 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing). The method must provide for instantaneous maceration and immediate death of the animals and, as a result, they are caused no avoidable pain, distress or suffering when killed.</p><p> </p><p>It is not within the Food Standards Agency’s remit to inspect laying hen hatcheries.</p><p> </p><p>There is no statutory requirement to keep records of chicks killed by maceration.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 14/06/2021 16:43:02 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns