Written questions

Slaughterhouses

Commons · Question 57940 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Charlie Maynard

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of abattoirs on (a) food security and (b) local food supply chains.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 12 Jun 2025

The Government recognises the importance of abattoirs to national food security, local supply chains and rural communities. We remain committed to maintaining a resilient and sustainable meat processing sector. While the sector has faced and continues to ...