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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of African swine fever on the pig industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of African swine fever on the pig industry.
Whilst we have never had an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the UK, the risk level for an incursion of ASF is currently assessed as medium and we continue to prepare for an outbreak.
The practical impacts of a reasonable worst-case scenario outbreak of ASF were assessed in 2023 for the National Risk Register which is available on gov.uk.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) monitors the spread of ASF internationally and regularly publishes assessments of the risk posed to Great Britain. The latest assessment (published in June 2024) can be found as part of APHA's Animal diseases: international and UK monitoring collection on gov.uk. These assessments are used to review, and strengthen where necessary, measures to prevent ASF reaching the UK.
My Hon Friend Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement:
Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Brussels on 28 January.
As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for agriculture will be on the Post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform package. There...
My Hon Friend Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement:
Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Brussels on 28 January.
As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for agriculture will be on the Post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform package. There...
Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Brussels on 28 January.
As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for agriculture will be on the Post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform package. There will be an exchange of views on the new delivery model for the regulation on CAP strategic plans,...
Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Brussels on 28 January.
As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for agriculture will be on the Post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform package. There will be an exchange of views on the new delivery model for the regulation on CAP strategic plans,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Chinese counterpart on ensuring that swine fever does not spread in mainland China.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Chinese counterpart on ensuring that swine fever does not spread in mainland China.
We are in regular and direct contact with the Chinese authorities through our Embassy in Beijing on all matters of food, hygiene and public health.
We are aware that in the second half of this year, the Chinese authorities have reported over 70 outbreaks of Africa Swine Fever in domestic pigs. One case of African Swine Fever in wild boar has also been reported.
We will continue to monitor the situation in China, and engage with the Chinese authorities on this issue.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of incidences of swine fever in Europe; what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk of swine fever outbreaks in the UK; what contingency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of incidences of swine fever in Europe; what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk of swine fever outbreaks in the UK; what contingency...
Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) monitor outbreaks of diseases in the UK and across the world and regularly publish our risk assessments on GOV.UK.
In August 2017, Defra’s risk assessment level was raised to low from very low in response to the spread of infection in Eastern Europe, and this has been widely communicated to the industry and pig keepers.
EU safeguard measures restrict the movement of pigs and pig products out of African swine fever (ASF) affected areas, and we receive regular updates on the application of disease control measures in each Member State. We are in regular dialogue with European colleagues to monitor the situation within the frameworks provided by the EU reference labs for ASF. The restriction zones cover a wide area.
Within the UK, further precautions to reduce the risk of accidental introduction or spread of disease include a ban on the feeding of swill and catering waste to animals and a standstill on movement after the introduction of new stock to a farm.
The movement of vehicles and people, particularly farm workers, and personal imports of pork products from ASF affected areas present a potential risk. Defra, APHA and the pig industry are working together on a communications campaign for pig keepers to highlight the increased risk of ASF. This has focused on the importance of biosecurity and on raising awareness of the disease risks associated with the illegal feeding of kitchen waste or pork products to pigs.
Tests for ASF are established, contingency plans are in place, and outbreak scenarios have been tested and will be further tested. If an outbreak of ASF occurred in the UK, Government policy would be to implement movement controls to prevent further spread of the disease, and to carry out a humane cull of pigs on affected premises in order to control and eradicate the disease and regain disease freedom.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the cause of the outbreak of classical swine fever in East Anglia in 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the cause of the outbreak of classical swine fever in East Anglia in 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information is made available by his Department for pig farmers on the prevention of swine fever.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information is made available by his Department for pig farmers on the prevention of swine fever.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the risk of (a) classical swine fever and (b) African swine fever to the UK pork farming industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the risk of (a) classical swine fever and (b) African swine fever to the UK pork farming industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what consideration he has given to the merits of putting operational arrangements in place to implement an emergency vaccination programme in the event of a classical swine fever outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what consideration he has given to the merits of putting operational arrangements in place to implement an emergency vaccination programme in the event of a classical swine fever outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether any updates have been made to the classical swine fever contingency plan since 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether any updates have been made to the classical swine fever contingency plan since 2003.
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs framework response plan for exotic animal diseases: consultation paper. [includes an overview of emergency preparedness for exotic animal diseases].
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs framework response plan for exotic animal diseases: consultation paper. [includes an overview of emergency preparedness for exotic animal diseases].
Defra's overview of emergency preparedness for exotic animal diseases. 133 p.
Defra's overview of emergency preparedness for exotic animal diseases. 133 p.
I have today laid before Parliament DEFRA's Exotic Animal Disease Generic Contingency Plan, in accordance with Section 18 of the Animal Health Act 2002 which came into force on 24 March 2003. This plan sets out the operational arrangements DEFRA will put in place to deal with any occurrence of...
I have today laid before Parliament DEFRA's Exotic Animal Disease Generic Contingency Plan, in accordance with Section 18 of the Animal Health Act 2002 which came into force on 24 March 2003. This plan sets out the operational arrangements DEFRA will put in place to deal with any occurrence of...
Exotic animal disease generic contingency plan, covering foot and mouth disease, avian influenza, Newcastle disease and classical swine fever. Consultation paper.
Exotic animal disease generic contingency plan, covering foot and mouth disease, avian influenza, Newcastle disease and classical swine fever. Consultation paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the conditions are for repayment attached to the loan to the Meat and Livestock Commission in respect of the welfare scheme which operated during the foot and mouth disease outbreak; and whether the loan has been repaid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the conditions are for repayment attached to the loan to the Meat and Livestock Commission in respect of the welfare scheme which operated during the foot and mouth disease outbreak; and whether the loan has been repaid.
Whether they consider that the Animal By-Products Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/646) correctly transposed Article 15 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC on the consigning of swill from premises approved for the processing and feeding of swill to other holdings. [HL 1939].
Whether they consider that the Animal By-Products Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/646) correctly transposed Article 15 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC on the consigning of swill from premises approved for the processing and feeding of swill to other holdings. [HL 1939].