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Bluetongue Disease: Wales

Commons · Question 61013 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2025

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Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps with his Welsh counterpart to prevent different bluetongue regulation policies from being in place from 1 July 2025.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 24 Jun 2025

Disease control is a devolved matter, and it is for the Devolved Governments to assess the disease risks and impacts in relation to their national herds, alongside the impacts of controls, and respond accordingly. However, Defra works closely with the Dev...