Birds: Licensing
Commons · Question 107782 · Tabled 22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the evidential basis is for the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s amendments to licensing conditions for bird gatherings, particularly the prohibition on the sale and exchange of c
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 30 Jan 2026
This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Regulation 6 of the Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (England) Regulations 2006, as amended, sets out the legal basis for permitting gatherings (such as shows) ...