Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 23906

Slaughterhouses

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 20 January 2025

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ability of the abattoir network in (a) England and (b) the UK to meet the needs of food (i) production, (ii) processing and (iii) sec

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government is committed to maintaining a resilient food supply chain. Defra recognises the vital contribution a thriving abattoir network plays in achieving the...

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