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Written questions by Lamb.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Peter Lamb this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (92)Department for Work and Pensions (14)Department of Health and Social Care (14)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (10)Department for Education (9)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (9)Department for Business and Trade (6)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (6)Department for Transport (4)Home Office (4)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (3)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (2)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2)

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4 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made for the implications for her policies of recent bans on male chick culling in (a) Germany, (b) France and (c) Austria.

Reply

The Government is aware of the strong public feeling on the culling of male chicks. The Animal Welfare Strategy for England, published in December 2025, sets out that the Government would like to see an end to the practice of killing day-old chicks and is...

29 Aug 2025·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a common sanitary and phytosanitary area with the EU on rules on the processing of waste from flights to the UK originating within the EU.

Reply

We will agree a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and red tape for British producers and retailers. Details of the agreement remain subject to negotiation. However, we expect that under the Agreement, catering waste from flights originating within the EU will no longer be classified as ‘international catering waste’, and therefore will be subject to a lesser degree of regulation in the future under the SPS Agreement.

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