The impact of the nation's worst-ever bird flu outbreak on poultry farms and Christmas turkey supplies will be discussed by MPs later this month.

Norfolk has become the national epicentre of the epidemic, with more than 50 cases in the last six weeks, forcing the cull of hundreds of thousands of commercial birds.

Confirmed cases in the last seven days include premises near Halesworth, Colkirk and  Wymondham.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee is due to discuss the unfolding crisis on November 29.

The MPs will look at the impact of the outbreak on both wild birds and the poultry sector, and the support available to farmers.

They will also discuss the causes of the outbreak, the effectiveness of containment measures, and the "impact on the availability and price of poultry products" – including Christmas turkeys.

Earlier this month, Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman said the worsening bird flu crisis is now a national emergency which demands a "war footing" from government, while Broadland MP Jerome Mayhew urged the prime minister to end compensation delays which are causing "significant losses" for poultry farmers dealing with bird flu culls.