Question follow-through · 57569
Bluetongue Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that bluetongue regulatory regimes in England and Wales are adequately joined-up to support farmers on the border who need to move stock b
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 4 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Nature Conservation · 12 Jun 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that bluetongue regulatory regimes in England and Wales are adequately joined-up to support farmers on the border who need to move stock b
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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9 Jun 2025
Answer published
Disease control is a devolved matter, and it is for the devolved administrations to assess their disease risks and respond accordingly. However, Defra and the Devolved Governments work closely together with the aim of providing, where possible, a consiste...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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