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Avian Influenza: Vaccination

Commons · Question 76977 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the UK’s trading partners on certification and surveillance requirements to enable the use of avian influenza vaccination in poultry while

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 14 Oct 2025

The joint industry and cross-government highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) Vaccine Taskforce has published a report proposing a number of next steps to close critical knowledge gaps before publishing a final recommendation. These actions include exp...