Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 2784

Asian Longhorned Tick

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 12 September 2024

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect (a) the food supply chain, (b) livestock and (c) public health from the Asian longhorned tick.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The UKHSA has been running a tick surveillance scheme (TSS) since 2004 which encourages people to send in ticks for identification. The Animal and Plant Health Agency and our veterinary investigation centres are part of this scheme, particularly through o...

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