African Swine Fever: Disease Control

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk posed to the UK from the spread of African swine fever; whether he has introduced biosecurity and border checks to minimise such

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1. 7 June 2022

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk posed to the UK from the spread of African swine fever; whether he has introduced biosecurity and border checks to minimise such

   Source: Commons

2. 14 June 2022

   Answer

   Managing the threat of African Swine Fever (ASF) remains a key UK priority. Whilst we have never had an outbreak of ASF in the UK, we continue to prepare for the eventuality of an outbreak. Given the deteriorating epidemiological situation in Europe, DEFR...

   Source: Written answer

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