HC Deb 27 February 1996 vol 272 c490W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many licensed meat wholesale premises there were in(a) Wales, (b) England and (c) Scotland at the end of 1995; and if he will make a statement. [16510]

Mrs. Browning

The tables set out the number of wholesale premises licensed at the end of 1995 under (i) the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995, (ii) the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 and (iii) the Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995:

(i) The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995
Type of premises Wales England Scotland
Slaughterhouses 36 402 48
Cutting Plants 25 357 41
Cold Stores 18 242 44
Farmed Game Handling/Processing Facilities 6 57 7
(ii) The Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995
Type of premises Wales England Scotland
Slaughterhouses 11 144 8
Cutting Plants 7 68 1
Cold Stores 1 4
Re-wrapping Centres 1 1
(iii) The Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995
Type of premises Wales England Scotland
Wild Game Processing Facilities 16 13

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