Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16561
Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control
Tabled: 27 November 2024
Answered: 2 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Neil Hudson
Conservative — Epping Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help (a) farmers and (b) animal-related industries to reduce the likelihood of bluetongue virus spreading.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerEarly identification was crucial to enabling a rapid response to a bluetongue outbreak. Defra provided free pre-movement testing to animal keepers in counties at the highest risk of incursion from infected midges originating from the continent. A restrict...
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