A question on #ProcessedFoodAndSlaughterhouses tabled by Dr Neil Hudson on 03-12-2024 has been answered by Andrew Gwynne.

Heading: Processed Food and Slaughterhouses
Question ID: 1746495
UIN: 17619
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-03
Asking Member ID: 4853
Asking Member display name: Dr Neil Hudson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Dr Neil Hudson
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on how many (a) abattoirs and (b) food processing plants in (i) England and (ii) the UK are family-owned businesses.
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Date answered: 2024-12-09
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Answering Member ID: 1506
Answering Member display name: Andrew Gwynne
Answering Member handle: GwynneMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @GwynneMP
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Answer text: This information is not held by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). There are 232 abattoirs approved by the FSA in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The FSA is aware of which are sole traders, partnerships, and which are incorporated companies, but it do...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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