Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 60260

Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control

Tabled: 16 June 2025

Answered: 19 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Ann Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of imposing an all-England restricted zone from 1 July 2025 in response to the bluetongue virus on (a) livestock markets and (b) oth

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

From 1 July 2025 the restricted zone for bluetongue will be extended to cover all of England. This change is being made because the area of England where disease has been found is now too large for movement restrictions to remain an effective and proporti...

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