Thank you for those questions. I should say that the risk level of avian influenza incursion into the UK is at ‘medium’ for wild birds—that has been raised from ‘low but heightened’—and is at ‘low but heightened’ for domestic poultry. As I say, I do want to say very clearly that this is a precautionary message. I haven’t been asked for any additional funding. I think, when a decision like this is taken, there are obviously, again, precautionary measures in place with our poultry keepers et cetera to make sure that they are able to react very quickly to these decisions.

I mentioned that the chief veterinary officers work very closely together. When I was talking to our chief veterinary officer yesterday, it was very clear that she had been having discussions with her team. There are no cases, as I say, in Wales or in the UK. As far as I am aware, the nearest case to us is Calais in France, and that’s been there for a little while. There are 14 countries across the EU and Russia that have cases of avian influenza, and I thought it was really important to bring this prevention zone forward. I know that England and Scotland did it. As I say, the decision wasn’t taken very jointly, but I thought it was good to have a GB-wide decision in this case. I do want to assure Members and the public that we will continue to monitor this very carefully.