African Swine Fever

(asked on 9th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent African Swine Fever from entering the country.


Answered by
Stephen Morgan Portrait
Stephen Morgan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 13th October 2026

There are strict risk mitigation measures in place including listing countries and regions eligible to export pigs and porcine products to Great Britain, official veterinary export health certification, and import checks at the border. Personal imports of pork and pork products are prohibited.

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