Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23904

Slaughterhouses

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 20 January 2025

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 abattoirs there were in (a) England and (b) the UK in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024.

Answer

On 1 April 2023, there were 207 approved abattoirs in England, and a further 42 in Wales and Northern Ireland. On 1 April 2024, there were 200 approved abattoirs in England, and a further 41 in Wales and Northern Ireland. The Food Standards Agency does no...

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