A question on #WildBoar tabled by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle on 18-12-2024 has been answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock.

Heading: Wild Boar
Question ID: 1751355
UIN: HL3582
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2024-12-18
Asking Member ID: 4719
Asking Member display name: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Asking Member handle: natalieben
Asking Member Twitter reference: @natalieben
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to update the Feral Wild Boar Action Plan published in 2008.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-01-06
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4395
Answering Member display name: Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Answering Member handle: suehayman1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @suehayman1
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Answer text: While we have never had an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the UK, the overall risk of an incursion of ASF is currently assessed to be medium (the event occurs regularly) and we continue to prepare for a possible outbreak. Defra’s approach to ASF...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tweeted: true