Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49868

Slaughterhouses: Regulation

Tabled: 1 May 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal DemocratLewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will review the regulatory framework applied to small, local abattoirs to ensure that (a) food safety is maintained, (b) animal welfare standards are supported and (c

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra continues to recognise the vital contribution a thriving abattoir network plays in supporting local livestock producers and maintaining a resilient food supply chain. The Government encourages the highest standards of meat hygiene and animal welfare...

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