Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 57940
Slaughterhouses
Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025
Question
Charlie Maynard
Liberal Democrat — Witney
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of abattoirs on (a) food security and (b) local food supply chains.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government recognises the importance of abattoirs to national food security, local supply chains and rural communities. We remain committed to maintaining a resilient and sustainable meat processing sector. While the sector has faced and continues to ...
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