Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control
Commons · Question 27736 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Charlotte Cane
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
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 5 Feb 2025
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...