Animals: Disease Control
Commons · Question 91948 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of legislation for animal disease risks.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 25 Nov 2025
We have a broad legislative base and associated strategies and contingency plans which enables us to protect animals, including livestock, from disease. The Animal Health Act 1981, provides the legal framework for controlling and eradicating animal diseas...