Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 29903

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

Tabled: 7 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Josh Newbury

LabourCannock Chase

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in meat inspection charges by the Food Standards Agency on smaller abattoirs.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has calculated annual charge rates for controls conducted in meat premises in 2025/26 for England and Wales and has indicated that charges will continue to be offset by a taxpayer-funded discount scheme in that financial ye...

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