§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many abattoirs are equipped to deal with the slaughter of organically reared animals; and what are their locations. [101146]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 7 December 1999]: 29 abattoirs in England are registered with approved organic inspection bodies to slaughter organically reared animals. They are distributed widely throughout the country.
§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many operating abattoirs there were in each year from 1 May 1969 to 1 May 1999 inclusive. [101148]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 4 December 1999]: At 1 May 1999 there were 477 licensed slaughterhouses in England (350 red meat and 127 poultry meat). The table gives end year figures of licensed red meat slaughterhouses for each year from 1975 to 1998. Also shown are the end year figures of licensed poultry meat slaughterhouses from 1983 to 1998. Prior to 1993, slaughterhouses in England were not licensed by MAFF, but by local authorities. The figures for 1975 to 1992 have therefore been derived from records of State Veterinary Service visits during each year and are approximate. No figures are available prior to 1975. For poultry meat slaughterhouses, no figures are available prior to 1983. It is not possible to identify how many of the licensed slaughterhouses detailed were operating at any given period.
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Year1 Red meat Poultry meat 1975 1,385 — 1976 1,320 — 1977 1,280 — 1978 1,145 — 1979 975 — 1980 960 — 1981 910 —
Year1 Red meat Poultry meat 1982 840 — 1983 875 111 1984 860 108 1985 850 108 1986 815 102 1987 795 104 1988 780 104 1989 690 107 1990 645 98 1991 595 98 1992 540 93 1993 434 98 1994 424 137 1995 402 144 1996 384 144 1997 375 131 1998 360 131 1999 350 127 1 As at 31 December 2 As at 31 May