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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) ...