Question follow-through · 49868
Slaughterhouses: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will review the regulatory framework applied to small, local abattoirs to ensure that (a) food safety is maintained, (b) animal welfare standards are supported and (c
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 1 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 May 2025
- Answer
- 14 May 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will review the regulatory framework applied to small, local abattoirs to ensure that (a) food safety is maintained, (b) animal welfare standards are supported and (c
6 May 2025
Target answer date
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14 May 2025
Answer published
Defra continues to recognise the vital contribution a thriving abattoir network plays in supporting local livestock producers and maintaining a resilient food supply chain. The Government encourages the highest standards of meat hygiene and animal welfare...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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