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National Poultry Register

Volume 494: debated on Monday 15 June 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information is stored on the national poultry register. (279084)

The Great Britain Poultry Register continues to take and update registrations of premises with 50 birds or over. We encourage premises with less than 50 birds to register on a voluntary basis.

Applicants must provide their personal details, their county parish holding number (if applicable), the number and species of poultry that are usually on the premises, the type of housing provided for the birds and the purpose for which the birds are being reared. Applicants are also asked for some essential information that can assist risk assessment, for example, whether the poultry have access to the open air or whether there are bodies of water close by that attract wild birds.

Applicants must also provide information regarding the number of workers in day to day contact with birds. This information is used by the Health Protection Agency to provide vaccination to workers in the event of an Avian Influenza outbreak.