Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 4793

Livestock: Disease Control

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 17 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Claire Young

Liberal DemocratThornbury and Yate

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure movement restrictions as a result of reported disease outbreaks are reviewed in a timely manner.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra recognises the impact that movement controls can have on animal keepers and other affected businesses and seeks to minimise burdens as far as practically possible, while maintaining the integrity of measures to mitigate risk of spread. To that end, ...

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