Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 28 August 2025Answered: 4 September 2025
Asked by
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat — Lewes
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
Daniel Zeichner
The hon. Gentleman raises a very important point, and I visited an abattoir last week. Because of the changes to the system over a number of years, we have seen a concentration of these facilities. We all want to see more small abattoirs. The previous Government introduced a fund, but it proved difficult to get uptake. There is a whole range of serious issues. We are very aware of the problem, and we want to work with him and others to solve it.