Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 110550
Avian Influenza: Disease Control
Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat — Stratford-on-Avon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered treating static populations of wild birds, including swans and wildfowl that remain in defined local areas, as eligible for vaccination against av
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe use of avian influenza vaccination in kept and wild birds is controlled by legislation. Defra’s and Welsh Government’s policy on vaccination is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain and Defra’s Avian influenza (bir...
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