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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...