Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 60262

Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Ann Davies

Plaid CymruCaerfyrddin

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s capacity to effectively tackle the spread of bluetongue virus.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) leads Government action on animal disease control and has outbreak response plans, supported by the bluetongue virus (BTV) national reference laboratory at The Pirbright Institute. Response times are kept under re...

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