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 monitor compliance of any new Housing Orders for bird flocks belonging to domestic owners to stop the spread of Avian Flu.

Avian influenza disease prevention and controls, including the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone mandatory housing measures, are enforced by local authorities. They take a proportionate approach to non-compliance. We are in regular contact with local authorities and details of compliance and enforcement are shared with Defra by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Regulatory Affairs and Intelligence team. APHA chairs regular outbreak enforcement meetings which are attended by representatives from local authority Trading Standards teams from across Great Britain together with policy representatives from Defra, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.