Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 84732

Slaughterhouses: Small Businesses

Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support small abattoirs.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government recognises the vital role small abattoirs play in supporting local livestock producers and maintaining a resilient and competitive food supply chain. Defra works closely with industry stakeholders including through the Small Abattoirs Worki...

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