Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 385

African Swine Fever

Tabled: 17 July 2024

Answered: 25 July 2024

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential threat of an outbreak of African swine fever in the pig population.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Defra and its agencies keep the spread of African swine fever (ASF) under continuous review and is prepared to rapidly implement import restrictions based on changing scientific and risk data. A finding of ASF in a wild boar in western Germany in 2024 rep...

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