Question follow-through · 25136
Bluetongue Virus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has her department made of the accuracy of the reported cases of blue tongue virus in a) the South West and b) West Dorset.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Bluetongue Disease: South West · 14 Sept 2026
- Bluetongue Disease: West Dorset · 14 Sept 2026
- Wildlife: West Dorset · 14 Sept 2026
- Animal Welfare: Trapping · 14 Sept 2026
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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
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has her department made of the accuracy of the reported cases of blue tongue virus in a) the South West and b) West Dorset.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Sept 2026
Answer published
Reported cases of bluetongue in the South West, including West Dorset, have been confirmed through established surveillance and diagnostic procedures. The presence of bluetongue is confirmed following veterinary assessment and laboratory testing undertake...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Bluetongue Disease: South West
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce delays in confirming cases of bluetongue disease in the South West.
Bluetongue Disease: West Dorset
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of current timescales in confirming bluetongue cases on farmers in West Dorset.
Wildlife: West Dorset
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the use of snares and prevent unnecessary suffering to wildlife in West Dorset.
Animal Welfare: Trapping
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to strengthen regulations governing the use of snares in England.