Bluetongue Virus: Disease Control
Commons · Question 25134 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of veterinary capacity to respond to blue tongue virus reports.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 4 Sep 2026
Defra and the Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) keep veterinary and operational arrangements under continual review as part of its response to the current bluetongue outbreak. Suspected cases of bluetongue are investigated as part of established disease c...