Tim Farron MP - Working for Westmorland and Lonsdale

Statement from Tim Farron on possible foot and mouth leak

3.00.00pm GMT Thu 22nd Nov 2007

Local MP, Tim Farron has issued the following statement following reports this morning of a possible new leak of the foot and mouth virus from the Government's animal health facility at Pirbright:

"Yet again the competence of the Government has been brought into question. A second leak of the virus at the very same site beggars belief, we can only hope that this one will not lead to another outbreak.

"There needs to be a measured response to this news, and at this stage there should be no movement restrictions imposed outside the region surrounding Pirbright."

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