Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control
Commons · Question 60262 · 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 adequacy of the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s capacity to effectively tackle the spread of bluetongue virus.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 19 Jun 2025
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) leads Government action on animal disease control and has outbreak response plans, supported by the bluetongue virus (BTV) national reference laboratory at The Pirbright Institute. Response times are kept under re...