Written question asked by Lord Spicer (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 December 2003. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 December 2003 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what effect her decision to remove the reactive culling of badgers from the research programme on the interaction between TB in badgers and TB in cattle will have on the report date. - (Holding answer 1 December 2003).

Answer: Sir Michael Spicer: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what effect her decision to remove the reactive culling of badgers from the research programme on the interaction between TB in badgers and TB in cattle will have on the report date. [140459] Mr. Bradshaw :[holding answer 1 December 2003]: None. The proactive element the trial will continue to its conclusion in 2006, after which the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB will report the full results.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 140459; 415 c27W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Badgers Cattle Disease control Protection Livestock Research Wildlife Bovine tuberculosis
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