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Defra should take action to protect small and medium abattoirs as a national strategic asset.

Recommendation
Defra should take action to protect small and medium abattoirs as a national strategic asset. These businesses should be supported and bolstered through the Future Farming Resilience Fund. Defra should set out and enact its approach to funding the UK abattoirs network as a strategic national asset within six months.
Paragraph Reference
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Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 December 2021. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document.

Source
Committee Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry Moving animals across borders
Report First Report - Moving animals across borders 30 Sep 2021 HC 79
View on Parliament website
Addressee Bodies
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Timeline
Recommendation age 5.0 yrs
Report published 30 Sep 2021