Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 113652
Foot and Mouth Disease: Contamination
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether guidance has been given to (a) developers and (b) local planning authorities on development exclusion zones around former foot and mouth burial pits.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra does not issue guidance on development on, or near land, previously used as a FMD pit.