Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103339

Meat: Inspections

Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of meat hygiene Inspectors.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) does not have directly employed staff who are subject to skilled worker visas.The FSA recruits and trains domestic Official Auxiliaries, Meat Hygiene Inspectors, twice a year in line with the Government strategy of placing ...

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