questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support she is providing to abattoirs; what assessment she has made of the potential impact on abattoirs of the charges from the Food Standards Agency; and what discussions she has had with (a) representatives from abattoirs; (b) the Department for Health and Social Care; and (c) the Food Standards Agency on the potential implication for her policies of the judgement in [2026] EWHC 1327 (Admin).
answerText: Food safety is non-negotiable. Vets and Meat Hygiene Inspectors carry out essential work every day that protects public health, upholds animal welfare, and underpins the £11.3 billion meat industry. The ruling does not challenge the principle of inspectio...
heading: Slaughterhouses