HC Deb 28 June 2001 vol 370 cc179-80W
Mr. Breed

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many abattoirs closed in each of the last 20 years. [66]

Mr. Morley

The numbers of licensed red meat abattoirs in England in 1980–2000 were:

Number of licensed red meat abattoirs in England
1980 960
1981 910
1982 840
1983 875
1984 860
1985 850
1986 815
1987 795
1988 780
1989 690
1990 645
1991 595
1992 540
1993 434
1994 424
1995 402
1996 384
1997 375
1998 360
1999 339
2000 316