Question follow-through · 74070
Bluetongue Virus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the spread of bluetongue BTV3 disease among animals in England.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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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
1 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the spread of bluetongue BTV3 disease among animals in England.
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Sept 2025
Answer published
Defra’s disease control measures aim to limit the spread of infection, whilst balancing the burdens of controls against the benefits of eradication of bluetongue. Defra acted quickly to contain bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) when the first case was detecte...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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