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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of imported pork produced using farrowing crates on the competitiveness of UK farmers that do not use farrowing crates.

The Government supports both a competitive farming sector and the need to maintain high animal welfare standards in the UK.

No such assessment has been undertaken. No data is held on the production method of imported pork.