Slaughterhouses: Inspections
Commons · Question 95220 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will consider increasing the transparency of operations by the Animal and Plant Health Agency in line with the Food Standards Agency's audits of slaughterhouses.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Dec 2025
The Government acknowledges the importance of transparency in animal welfare regulation. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) publish details of successful prosecutions in its annual report to Parliament, as required by Section 80 of the Animal Healt...