Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 96003
Blue Tongue Disease: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Robin Swann
Ulster Unionist Party — South Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken in response to recent reports of Blue Tongue Disease being detected in Northern Ireland.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDisease control is a devolved matter and it is for the Devolved Governments to assess the disease risks and impacts in relation to their national herds, alongside the impacts of controls, and respond accordingly. Defra works closely with the Devolved Gove...
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