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 in response to bird flu.

Immediate and robust action was taken as soon as suspicions of disease emerged. Tried and tested procedures for dealing with avian flu outbreaks are being followed.

A 10km restriction zone has been introduced and all 6,000 birds on the affected farm have been culled to prevent any potential spread of infection.

Defra is working closely with Public Health England which is responsible for human health and the Food Standards Agency, responsible for food safety.

Detailed investigations to discover the origin of the outbreak are ongoing.

The Secretary of State gave an oral update in the House on 17 November and gave more details on the action taken.