Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 12666

African Swine Fever: Disease Control

Tabled: 4 November 2024

Answered: 4 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Patrick Spencer

Independent — Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled African swine fever: how to spot and report the disease, updated on 27 September 2024, whether he plans to ban all personal imports

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Preventing an outbreak of African swine fever in the UK is one of Defra’s key biosecurity priorities. The Department keeps policy on personal imports under constant review and works closely with the devolved governments on contingency planning and prevent...

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