Agriculture: Poultry

(asked on 21st October 2026) - View Source

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

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce catchment level limits on poultry units in catchments where the rivers have been assessed as suffering from nutrient pollution.


Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock Portrait
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 28th October 2026

This Government is committed to tackling nutrient pollution and improving the health of our rivers. Its focus is on driving efficient use of nutrients and addressing the root causes of losses into the environment. This includes through reforming agricultural regulations to drive good nutrient management on farms.

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