Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 83623 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many slaughterhouses were (a) suspended and (b) permanently closed due to breaches of animal welfare regulations in each calendar year from 2015 to 2025; how many (i) improvement notices, (ii)
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 19 Nov 2025
In 2015, two slaughterhouses had approval withdrawn. In 2016, one slaughterhouse had approval withdrawn. In 2017, one slaughterhouse had approval withdrawn and two had approval suspended.The reasons for the withdrawals and suspensions between 2015 and 201...