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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates Ministers and officials in her Department met with (a) representatives from the British pork industry and (b) her EU counterparts to discuss the MRSA superbug strain.

Government regularly meets with representatives from the British pork industry and EU counterparts to discuss a wide range of topics which can include MRSA.

Officials from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, who are responsible for antibiotic resistance policy, have met twice this year with the British pork industry to specifically discuss the topic of Livestock Associated MRSA. The last meeting was on 11 October 2016.