Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 25370
Avian Influenza: Compensation
Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of compensation protocols for birds culled to control avian influenza.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerCompensation paid for birds culled by HM Government for disease control purposes is designed to promote prompt reporting of suspicion of disease and is only payable for healthy birds as set out in the Animal Health Act 1981. There is no compensation avail...
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