Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 56531

Avian Influenza: Lancashire

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire impacted by avian flu.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
There have been no confirmed cases of HPAI H5N1 in Fylde or Lancashire since the start of the outbreak. Following the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry and other captive birds in the UK, Defra and the Animal and Plant Health...
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