Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 23461
Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control
Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 16 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alicia Kearns
Conservative — Rutland and Stamford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) protect the livestock sector from the confirmed outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Germany and (b) prevent the disease entering the UK.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe UK is currently free from foot and mouth disease (FMD) and has a robust contingency plan in place to manage risk as set out in the Foot and Mouth Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. Controls include strict prohibitions on the imports of animal...
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