Fish Farming: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 105880 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the risk to non-farmed animals of disease transmission from the nearby presence of a fish farm.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 27 Jan 2026
Defra’s disease control measures seek to contain the number of animals that need to be culled, either for disease control purposes or to safeguard animal welfare. The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and the Fish Health In...