Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:49 pm on 22 April 2024.
Lord Douglas-Miller
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2:49,
22 April 2024
The noble Baroness raises a very good point. We have been in discussions with our colleagues in Europe about these issues over the period. I can assure the House that there is no current risk, or the risk is assessed as extremely low, in terms of any transfer of diseases across from Europe. I know that where they do get outbreaks, they go to a policy of cull straightaway.