Redevelopment of Defra’s animal health infrastructure
Public Accounts Committee
Closed
Inquiry
The UK faces a significant threat from animal diseases, such as Bovine Tuberculosis - which is the subject of controversy over the badger culling that has traditionally been used to control it - and ‘zoonotic’ diseases which can transmit from animals to humans – as is believed to have been …
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15
Recommendations
21
Conclusions
1
Report
1
Oral session
1
Event
Activity timeline 4 events
24 Feb
2023
2023
16 Nov
2022
2022
13 Jul
2022
2022
Oral evidence
13 Jul
2022
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
13 Jul 2022
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Redevelopment of Defra’s animal health infrastructure
Colin Dingwall · Animal and Plant Health Agency
David Holdsworth · Animal and Plant Health Agency
Professor Christine Middlemiss · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sarah Homer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty-Fourth Report - Redevelopment of Defra’s animal health in… | HC 42 | 16 Nov 2022 | 36 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
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Recommendation
Rejected
Twenty-Fourth Report - Redevelopme…
While the APHA and the Chief Veterinary Officer said that animal diseases had not gone...
While the APHA and the Chief Veterinary Officer said that animal diseases had not gone down in their priorities, the Department and the APHA said that animal disease is one amongst a range of national risks that need to be …
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Government Response
The government disagrees with the recommendation, stating that Defra already highlights the threat from animal diseases in the National Risk Register and participates in other risk assessment processes.
HM Treasury
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