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Avian Influenza

Commons · Question 58325 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help improve communication with (a) bird keepers and (b) the public during avian influenza outbreaks.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 16 Jun 2025

Supporting bird keepers, the public and conservation bodies to manage and prepare for avian influenza continues to be one of Defra’s main priorities. Defra and the Devolved Governments have several lines of communication to bird keepers and the public. Ea...