Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 77330

Avian Influenza: Disease Control

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Ben Goldsborough

LabourSouth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the readiness of (a) her Department and (b) the Animal and Plant Health Agency for any potential increase in the number of Avian Influenza cases in the

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
APHA regularly monitors the prevalence and spread of avian influenza, supported by epidemiological modelling, during critical disease transmission periods. This information is used to help with scenario planning and the allocation of resource. APHA also k...

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