8 October 2024
Clifton-Brown calls for proper capital investment in APHA and biosecurity

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown intervenes in an Opposition Day debate on farming and food security to highlight the need for capital investment in the Animal and Plant Health Agency and proper biosecure laboratories as failure to do so risks the biosecurity of the nation.

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (North Cotswolds) (Con)

My hon. Friend guested on the Public Accounts Committee last year, when we had a full inquiry on this issue. There is a real need for proper capital investment, because the biosecurity of the nation is at risk if we do not have properly biosecure laboratories.

Dr Neil Hudson (Epping Forest) (Con)

I thank my hon. Friend the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee for that intervention. It is so important that the Government listen to this request and fund the redevelopment of the APHA in full.

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