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Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in Food Security Agency charges for the 2025/26 financial year on small and medium-sized abattoirs.

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
3 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in Food Security Agency charges for the 2025/26 financial year on small and medium-sized abattoirs.

  2. 3 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Food Standards Agency (FSA) conducts and charges for official controls, inspections, in abattoirs, which help to ensure that food hygiene and animal welfare standards are met. The controls are an intrinsic component in our food system which provide re...

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