Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 121362

Avian Influenza: Compensation

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methodology the Animal and Plant Health Agency uses to determine the compensation value of poultry culled during avian influenza outbreaks; and whether this valuation is benchmark

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

Compensation is paid by Defra for animals culled by the Government for disease control purposes in England, as set out in the Animal Health Act 1981. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) makes its assessment of the disease status of the birds based o...

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