Abattoirs: CCTV Debate
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Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
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Abattoirs: CCTV
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Lord Henley
My Lords, we have no power to insist that every abattoir should have CCTV, and that will be made even clearer when the latest EU regulation, Regulation 1099/2009, comes into effect. We will continue to encourage all abattoirs to install CCTV, but that is only one method of ensuring that appropriate monitoring takes place. There are other tools that can be used.
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
My Lords, given the evidence that CCTV prevents and detects crime on the streets, can the Minister explain why the coalition intends to reduce coverage on the streets by CCTV?
Lord Henley
My Lords, that is a completely different question from the one on the Order Paper and has nothing whatever to do with slaughterhouses.