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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the transformation of the Animal and Plant Health Agency facility at Weybridge into a National Biosecurity Centre on bio-security measures for farms in Buckinghamshire.

Defra has committed to transforming the Animal and Plant Health Agency facility at Weybridge into a state-of-the-art National Biosecurity Centre. This will ensure that the UK continues to prevent, detect and respond to the increasing threats from animal diseases. Outbreaks are costly so this will provide a boost to farmers in Buckinghamshire and across the country, by protecting their livelihoods from the catastrophic and distressing impacts of animal diseases.