Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 72984
Bluetongue Disease: Screening
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
David Smith
Labour — North Northumberland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to expand testing capacity for the bluetongue virus.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerAll diagnostic testing for bluetongue virus is conducted at the bluetongue national reference laboratory at The Pirbright Institute. Current testing capacity is sufficient to meet the demands for disease control and movement testing. Nevertheless, Pirbrig...
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