Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 109519

Birds: Licensing

Tabled: 29 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes made in December 2025 to Bird Gathering Licences on the viability of (a) mixed-species bird exhibitions, (b)

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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