Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100023

Slaughterhouses: Small Businesses

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

John Milne

Liberal DemocratHorsham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the National Farmers’ Union on small and medium sized abattoirs.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Defra engages regularly with a number of key stakeholders, including the National Farmers’ Union, to discuss a wide range of farming issues which are important to both producers and processors. Defra officials continue to work closely with small and mediu...

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