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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department intends to publish the findings of its consultation on ending the use of cages for laying hens; and what steps her Department will take to improve the welfare of laying hens and assess the potential merits of introducing a ban on the use of cages.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 22 October 2026 to the Hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington.