Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 34493
Climate Change and Disease Control
Tabled: 27 February 2025
Answered: 12 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Jonathan Davies
Labour — Mid Derbyshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the UK's biosecurity resilience against (a) invasive species, (b) plant diseases, (c) animal diseases and (d) other emerging threats; and
Answer
Mary CreaghOur biosecurity is paramount – it underpins safe food; protects human, animal and plant health; and supports a prospering economy and trade. We have in place robust measures to maintain and improve our ability to understand, detect, prevent, respond and r...
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