Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 27736

Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help farmers prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Following confirmation of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Germany on the 10 January 2025, the Government took decisive action to protect the UK by suspending the commercial import of susceptible animals from Germany and restricting personal imports of ani...

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