Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 60261
Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ann Davies
Plaid Cymru — Caerfyrddin
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of potential merits of establishing a compensation scheme for farmers affected by the imposition of restricted zones in response to the bluetongue virus.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe 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 where safe to do so by using exemptions...
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