Livestock: Disease Control
Commons · Question 4793 · Tabled 9 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Claire Young
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
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 17 Sep 2024
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, ...