Question follow-through · 105553

Slaughterhouses: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of potential economic impact of the closure of small and medium-sized abattoirs on (a) farmers, (b) abattoir owners, (c) food producers and (d) consumers i

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 13 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 19 Jan 2026
Answer: 21 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of potential economic impact of the closure of small and medium-sized abattoirs on (a) farmers, (b) abattoir owners, (c) food producers and (d) consumers i
19 Jan 2026
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21 Jan 2026
Answer published
Small and medium abattoirs play an important role in supporting regional food systems, providing routes to market for local food producers, particularly for native and rare breeds, and sustaining diversity in the meat processing sector. The closure of sev...

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