Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83623

Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 20 October 2025

Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many slaughterhouses were (a) suspended and (b) permanently closed due to breaches of animal welfare regulations in each calendar year from 2015 to 2025; how many (i) improvement notices, (ii)

Answer

Ashley Dalton

In 2015, two slaughterhouses had approval withdrawn. In 2016, one slaughterhouse had approval withdrawn. In 2017, one slaughterhouse had approval withdrawn and two had approval suspended.The reasons for the withdrawals and suspensions between 2015 and 201...

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