Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 109520

Birds: Licensing

Tabled: 29 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

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Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the requirement for Bird Gathering Licences to be approved no more than seven days before an event on (a) trends in the number,

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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