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Slaughterhouses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of (a) recorded animal welfare non-compliances and (b) the potential impact on the Food Standards Agency's inspection costs associated with (i) stunned and
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of (a) recorded animal welfare non-compliances and (b) the potential impact on the Food Standards Agency's inspection costs associated with (i) stunned and
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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22 Apr 2026
Answer published
Operators of Food Standards Agency (FSA) approved slaughterhouses may use any legally permitted method of slaughter to meet their customer needs, provided all relevant legislative and animal welfare requirements are met. There is no legal requirement for ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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