Statement on avian influenza: 17 November 2014
17 November 2014 (updated on 17 November 2014)
Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Elizabeth Truss, made a statement in the House of Commons on Monday 17 November 2014 on avian influenza.
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Maria Eagle, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
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