Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (England) Regulations 2025

Debate between Lord Deben and Earl of Effingham

Monday 7th July 2025 Grand Committee

[Lord Deben (Con)]

I was talking about Suffolk because that is the better of the two counties, but there we are.

The truth of the matter of simply this. Can we take this opportunity to give some real support for small abattoirs near to where the animals are? This means—in Suffolk and in Norfolk—having accommodation that just does not exist at the moment. I hope that now is the opportunity for the department to take this up.

[The Earl of Effingham (Con)]

My Lords, I start by thanking the Minister for introducing this set of much-needed regulations, which are aimed at bringing the sheep sector in line with the beef and pork industries through the introduction of mandatory carcass classification and price-reporting schemes. These schemes, long established in the aforementioned beef and pork sectors, have provided transparency, accountability and consistency across the market.