Foot and Mouth Disease: EU Countries
Commons · Question 54049 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has updated its contingency plans following foot and mouth disease outbreaks in mainland Europe in 2025.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 3 Jun 2025
Defra’s approach to foot and mouth disease (FMD) control is set out in the Foot and Mouth Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain supported by the Contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals in England.Defra and the Animal and Plant Heal...