Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 74073
Bluetongue Virus: Disease Control
Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) help control the spread of Culicoides midges, the vectors of bluetongue virus serotype 3, in high-risk areas.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra’s bluetongue disease control measures aim to limit the spread of BTV infection through proportionate and evidence-based control measures, whilst balancing the burdens of controls against the benefits of slowing the spread of bluetongue and minimisin...
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