Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 17544

Bluetongue Disease

Tabled: 3 December 2024
Answered: 11 December 2024

Question

Edward Argar

ConservativeMelton and Syston

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) economic impact of the bluetongue restrictions on affected farmers and (b) animal health impact of the bluetongue restriction.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Government recognises that keepers and businesses can be affected not only by the impacts of bluetongue disease on animals, but also by disease control measures. That is why Defra seeks to minimise these burdens as far as practically possible, easing them...

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