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Tuesday, 25 June, 2002, 05:34 GMT 06:34 UK
Battery hens 'to be banned'
A battery hen
A battery hen
European legislation is set to phase out the smallest type of cage within 10 years, but the Agriculture Minister Elliot Morley is consulting the industry on plans to scrap factory-farmed eggs altogether. The BBC's John Sudworth reports.
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British Egg Industry Council spokesman Andrew Joret:
British Egg Industry Council spokesman Andrew Joret: "Seventy per cent of eggs we consume are from cages"
Agriculture Minister Elliot Morley
Agriculture Minister Elliot Morley: "We have concern over the welfare of birds"
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