Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 14922

Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control

Tabled: 19 November 2024
Answered: 25 November 2024

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UK — Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the guidance entitled Bluetongue movement licences and designated slaughterhouses, last updated on 15 November 2023, what further steps he plans to take to tackle blu

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra acted quickly to contain bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) when the first case this season was detected on 26 August, implementing zones with movement controls on susceptible livestock to prevent spread. Disease control restrictions have been adapted in...
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