Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23904
Slaughterhouses
Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 20 January 2025
Question
Dr Neil Hudson
Conservative — Epping 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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