Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 109518

Birds: Licensing

Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal DemocratWestmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department made of the risks posed by captive-bred birds at licensed gatherings prior to introducing the December 2025 amendments to Bird Gathering Licences; and wh

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
I refer the Hon Member to the reply previously given on 30 January 2026 to the Hon Member for Stockton West, Matt Vickers to PQ UIN 107782.