United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 76473
African Swine Fever
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10 September 2025
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact of an outbreak of African swine fever on the (a) pig industry and (b) related exports.
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10 September 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact of an outbreak of African swine fever on the (a) pig industry and (b) related exports.
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8 October 2025
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An outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) could have a significant impact on the UK’s £8 billion pig industry, as well as its annual pork and pork product exports worth £600 million. Exact costs to industry and on trade would be determined by a number of f...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-10/76473
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1834052
- uk · wq-1834052 · source updated 8 October 2025