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1240865

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place to ensure that all slaughterhouses (a) are compliant and (b) remain compliant with rules mandating the instillation and use of CCTV; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	99533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Mandatory Use of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) in Slaughterhouses (England) Regulations 2018 came into force on 4 May 2018. In order to allow slaughterhouses in England time to install a suitable CCTV system a six-month transition period was included so that enforcement powers came into force in November 2018. Guidance and support on implementation was provided to slaughterhouse operators during the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>CCTV compliance is monitored and enforced in all approved slaughterhouses in England by Official Veterinarians of the Food Standards Agency. They also ensure that all animal welfare requirements are met and CCTV complements this.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/10/2020 15:57:53 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

632744

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Food Standards Agency’s recommendation that all slaughterhouses should have CCTV cameras installed.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL3142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency has a long standing policy of support for the installation of CCTV in slaughterhouses as a tool to protect animal welfare.</p><p> </p><p>The Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) was commissioned to produce an independent assessment of the benefits of CCTV in slaughter houses and its report was published in February 2015. It concluded that CCTV can offer some real benefits but it cannot replace the need for businesses to have proper monitoring procedures in place.</p><p> </p><p>This is an issue which we are keeping under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 23/11/2016 17:04:57 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1363936

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether mandatory CCTV in abattoirs has resulted in any prosecutions of abattoir employees for offences against animals.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	64637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>Three individuals have been convicted of animal welfare offences identified following the review of CCTV by the Official Veterinarian since the introduction of legislation in England in May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/11/2021 17:32:04 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1469256

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory CCTV in fish slaughterhouses, in line with Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (England) Regulations 2018, which mandates the use of CCTV in all slaughterhouses for terrestrial farmed animals but excludes fish slaughterhouses.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	15720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (England) Regulations 2018 requires slaughterhouses to provide official veterinarians with access to CCTV footage. Official veterinarians will view CCTV footage daily. As there are no official veterinarians or routine animal welfare inspection programmes in farmed fish processing premises CCTV footage, were it to be mandated, would not be viewed.</p><p> </p><p>Any allegations of welfare or health issues are investigated by the Animal and Plant Health Agency and Cefas, and where there are non-compliances with the regulations, appropriate action is taken.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Action Plan on Animal Welfare we are considering general improvements that could be made to the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing. We have also asked the Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) to update its 2014 Opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing and look forward to receiving AWC’s updated advice later this year.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/06/2022 15:10:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

416794

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to respond to the Farm Animal Welfare Committee's opinion on CCTV in slaughterhouses, published in February 2015; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	uin	8968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 24 June 2015, PQs UIN 2944 and 2945.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2015 10:59:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

391794

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to implement the recommendations of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee opinion on the use of CCTV in slaughterhouses to assess the welfare of farmed animals, published on 3 February 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	8138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given on 24 June 2015, PQs UIN 2944 and 2945.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/09/2015 16:36:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

723128

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage voluntary take-up of CCTV in equine slaughterhouses.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	71648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>In February 2015, the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) published an independent assessment of the use of CCTV in slaughterhouses which concluded that CCTV can offer real benefits, particularly to slaughterhouse operators, but that it cannot replace the need for businesses to have proper monitoring procedures in place.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of horses are slaughtered in slaughterhouses in England which have CCTV installed for welfare purposes, although cameras may not be present in all areas. Official Veterinarians also have the power to seize CCTV footage if they suspect that welfare standards are not being met.</p><p> </p><p>Defra continues to encourage slaughterhouses to install CCTV in all areas on a voluntary basis in order to realise the benefits to animal welfare set out in the FAWC report.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2017 11:38:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

381952

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will have discussions with animal welfare groups on commissioning an independent assessment on the effect of the installation of CCTV cameras in slaughterhouses on deterring illegal practices.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	2945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>FSA estimate that, in GB, 94% of cattle, 96% of pig, 90% of sheep and 99% of poultry throughput now comes from premises with CCTV in use which suggests that it is not necessary to legislate for change to happen.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) was commissioned by GB governments to produce an independent assessment of the benefits of CCTV in slaughter houses. The report was published in February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It concluded that CCTV can offer some real benefits but it cannot replace the need for businesses to have proper monitoring procedures in place. The FAWC report does not recommend legislation. However, the government is exploring ways to encourage take up in remaining slaughterhouses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 2944 question first answered 24/06/2015 11:01:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

381951

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals requiring the installation of independently-monitored CCTV cameras in slaughterhouses.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	2944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>FSA estimate that, in GB, 94% of cattle, 96% of pig, 90% of sheep and 99% of poultry throughput now comes from premises with CCTV in use which suggests that it is not necessary to legislate for change to happen.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) was commissioned by GB governments to produce an independent assessment of the benefits of CCTV in slaughter houses. The report was published in February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It concluded that CCTV can offer some real benefits but it cannot replace the need for businesses to have proper monitoring procedures in place. The FAWC report does not recommend legislation. However, the government is exploring ways to encourage take up in remaining slaughterhouses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 2945 question first answered 24/06/2015 11:01:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

453232

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on the installation of mandatory, independently-monitored CCTV in slaughterhouses and abattoirs.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	27422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the Rt. Hon. Member for Knowsley, George Howarth, on 24 June 2015, PQs UIN 2944 and 2945.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/02/2016 17:45:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith