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 ...