Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 120751

Meat: Hygiene

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Mr Clive Betts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will direct the Food Standards Agency to publish details of the overhead costs associated with charging businesses for meat hygiene controls, specifically the costs of (a) administering the b

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has for many years published comprehensive information on how its meat charges are made up annually. This information can be found in Cost Data Slides available on its website, at the following link:https://www.food.gov.uk/...

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