Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 99361

African Swine Fever and Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

Tabled: 11 December 2025

Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

Ben Goldsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 80333, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of funding public awareness campaigns, including advertisements at a

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

Biosecurity is a priority for this Government. To protect UK farmers and animals from serious diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease and African Swine Fever, we used the Christmas period as an opportunity to remind the public about the personal imports ban...

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