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African Swine Fever

Asked by Sir Alec ShelbrookeConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 December 2024UIN 16730

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) likelihood of an African Swine Fever outbreak in the UK and (b) potential economic impact of such an outbreak.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Epping Forest on 28 October 2024, to Question 10798.

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