Bluetongue Disease: Food Supply
Commons · Question 60259 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Ann Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the spread of bluetongue virus on food security in (a) Wales and (b) other parts of the UK.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 19 Jun 2025
Bluetongue does not impact human health or food safety, and the current outbreak of bluetongue serotype 3 affecting England has not had an impact on food security in the UK. Disease control is a devolved matter, and it is for the devolved administrations ...