Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 31194

Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

James Naish

Labour — Rushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the readiness of UK agencies to respond in the event of a Foot and Mouth outbreak.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
All exotic disease control and prevention measures are kept under regular review as part of the government’s work to monitor and manage the risks of exotic disease. The framework for this is set out in the Contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases o...
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