Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 55911

Smithfield Market: Closures

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Susan Murray

Liberal DemocratMid Dunbartonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed closure of Smithfield Market on (a) Scottish farmers and (b) UK meat producers.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra is aware of the proposed changes to Smithfield Market and is engaging with the City of London Corporation. The City of London Corporation’s Court of Common Council on 26 November 2024 ratified a decision to end its interest in co-locating the wholes...

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