Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17619

Processed Food and Slaughterhouses

Tabled: 3 December 2024
Answered: 9 December 2024

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on how many (a) abattoirs and (b) food processing plants in (i) England and (ii) the UK are family-owned businesses.

Answer

This information is not held by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). There are 232 abattoirs approved by the FSA in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The FSA is aware of which are sole traders, partnerships, and which are incorporated companies, but it do...

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