Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 126868

Slaughterhouses

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore BritainGreat Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative estimate of the costs to the Food Standards Agency of supervising (a) non-stun slaughter and (b) stunned slaughter; and what proportion of those costs are recovered fr

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Operators of Food Standards Agency (FSA) approved slaughterhouses may use any legally permitted method of slaughter to meet their customer needs, provided all relevant legislative and animal welfare requirements are met. There is no legal requirement for ...

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