Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 108321

Birds: Licensing

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Sarah Dyke

Liberal Democrat — Glastonbury and Somerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of restricting bird sales through changes to bird show and gathering licences for (a) breeding Type Canaries and (b) protecting Bri

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Regulation 6 of the Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (England) Regulations 2006, as amended, sets out the legal basis for permitting gatherings of poultry or ot...

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