Current status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 28 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported poultry and wild bird avian influenza cases in Scotland and England, whether an assessment has been made of any risk posed by continuing to allow gatherings of poultry and other species of bird, including fairs, shows, markets, sales and other gatherings.
The Scottish Government gathers evidence regularly from a range of sources including experts and through surveillance such as the avian influenza dead wild bird surveillance scheme to continually monitor the risks presented by bird gatherings. Any changes in risk may result in amendments or the temporary removal of the licence permitting birds to be collected together at any fair, market, show, exhibition or other gathering.