Abattoirs (Hansard, 21 October 1994)

§ Mr. Morley
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the prevalence and use of mobile abattoirs.

Sir Hector Monroe
While there was a trial operation of a mobile slaughtering facility on Skye in September 1993, no formal application for the appropriate licence under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1992 has been submitted for such a facility.
351W

§ Mr. Morley
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many licensed(a) red meat and (b) poultry abattoirs there were in each of the last five years.

§ Sir Hector Monro
The information requested is given in the table.

¹Year ²Number of Red Meat Abattoirs Number of Poultry Abattoirs

1989 54 7

1990 51 7

1991 50 7

1992 48 8

1993 44 9

Notes:

¹ Prior to 1993, red meat slaughterhouses were registered with local authorities.

² Excludes abattoirs on the remote Scottish islands which operate for a short season each year and have a very low throughput when open. In 1993 there were 10 licensed abattoirs in this category.

¹Year	²Number of Red Meat Abattoirs	Number of Poultry Abattoirs
1989	54	7
1990	51	7
1991	50	7
1992	48	8
1993	44	9
Notes:
¹ Prior to 1993, red meat slaughterhouses were registered with local authorities.
² Excludes abattoirs on the remote Scottish islands which operate for a short season each year and have a very low throughput when open. In 1993 there were 10 licensed abattoirs in this category.