Birds: Licensing
Commons · Question 107787 · 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, whether her Department plans to review the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s bird gathering licensing framework to allow (a) unified and (b) compatible licensing for mixed-species exhib
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 30 Jan 2026
This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The decision as to whether to allow gatherings by way of a general licence is kept under regular review and is informed by regular qualitative risk assessment contai...