Slaughterhouses: Small Businesses
Commons · Question 100023 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the National Farmers’ Union on small and medium sized abattoirs.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 5 Jan 2026
Defra engages regularly with a number of key stakeholders, including the National Farmers’ Union, to discuss a wide range of farming issues which are important to both producers and processors. Defra officials continue to work closely with small and mediu...