Sheep: Animal Welfare
(asked on 8th July 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the results of the lamb welfare consultation on proposed changes to castration and tail docking methods, which closed on 9 March.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 15th July 2026
The Government is currently analysing the consultation responses and will publish a formal response in due course.