Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her department has for regulating the import of eggs produced by battery farms, including eggs imported from Ukraine.

This Government shares the public's high regard for the UK's high domestic welfare standards and recognises concerns about methods of production which are not permitted in the UK. This Government will always consider whether overseas produce has an unfair advantage, and where necessary, will use the full range of powers at its disposal to protect our most sensitive sectors.

Ukraine introduced a ban on battery cages in January 2026 and has provided assurances that all Ukrainian companies that are currently exporting animal products to the UK comply with EU animal welfare requirements, including the ban on battery cages.