Bluetongue Disease
Commons · Question 19801 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew George
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the financial impact of the recent outbreak of bluetongue virus on livestock farmers; what financial support is available to affected farmers; whether h
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 3 Sep 2026
This Government recognises that the current bluetongue outbreak is placing significant pressures on livestock keepers. Bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) is now endemic in England, and we do not routinely cull animals affected by BTV-3, but where that occurs c...