Avian Influenza: Lancashire
Commons · Question 56528 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of avian influenza on poultry producers in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire since 2022.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 5 Jun 2025
There have been no confirmed cases of HPAI H5N1 in Fylde or Lancashire since the start of the outbreak. Following the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry and other captive birds in the UK, Defra and the Animal and Plant Health...