Written question asked by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 4 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 November 2004. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 November 2004 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, how many comparative intra-dermal TB tests were carried out on (a) farmed and (b) park deer herds under the Deer Health Scheme in the last five years.

Answer: Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many comparative intra-dermal TB tests were carried out on (a) farmed and (b) park deer herds under the Deer Health Scheme in the last five years. [197319] Mr. Bradshaw: To be eligible to join the Deer Health Scheme, applicants' deer herds must test negative to the tuberculin test and, to retain their membership, the herds must test negatively at 24 monthly intervals. Over the last five years, members' herds have been tested six times. The three deer herds currently in the Deer Health Scheme are all farmed.

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