United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL15588
Slaughterhouses: Inspections
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16 March 2026
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30 March 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of amending the inspection regime for small and medium sized abattoirs to reduce cost and allow for a reduction in the Food Standards Agency’s inspection charges.
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16 March 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of amending the inspection regime for small and medium sized abattoirs to reduce cost and allow for a reduction in the Food Standards Agency’s inspection charges.
Source: Lords
30 March 2026
Answer
All approved abattoirs are subject to the same regulatory framework for food safety and animal welfare controls which are set in assimilated European Union law and are currently prescriptive, and divergence could restrict British access to EU and other ma...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-16/HL15588
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1891708
- uk · wq-1891708 · source updated 30 March 2026