Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 98057

Slaughterhouses: Finance

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the financial sustainability of small-scale abattoirs.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Defra recognises the important role small-scale abattoirs play in supporting local livestock producers and maintaining a resilient and competitive food supply chain. Defra works closely with the smaller abattoir industry including through the Small Abatto...

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