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Birds: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason Passeriformes was included under the Specific Licence effective from 8 December, 2025.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
29 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 27 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason Passeriformes was included under the Specific Licence effective from 8 December, 2025.

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.Regulation 6 of the Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (England) Regulations 2006, as amended, sets out the legal basis for permitting gatherings of poultry or oth...

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