Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 69906

Slaughterhouses: Small Businesses

Tabled: 22 July 2025

Answered: 2 September 2025

Question

Mims Davies

Conservative — East Grinstead and Uckfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing long term funding through (a) grants and (b) discounts to small abattoirs.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Defra recognises the vital role smaller abattoirs play in supporting local livestock producers and maintaining a resilient and competitive food supply chain. We continue to work to simplify and rationalise our grant funding from 2026 onwards following the...

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