Written question asked by Owen Paterson (Conservative) on Monday, 1 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 March 2004. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 22 March 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, what the current state of progress of the TB99 survey is; and when she expects to publish results.

Answer: Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the current state of progress of the TB99 survey is; and when she expects to publish results. [158665] Mr. Bradshaw: An analysis of the pre-Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak dataset is being finalised. An analysis of the 2002 dataset is on-going. Data from 2003 is still being collected (primarily outstanding control reports) and will be subject to analysis later in 2004. 2004 data is now being collected, concentrating on only three triplets within the Randomised Badger Culling Trial. A shorter, more focused epidemiological questionnaire is being prepared for use from 2005. The next report of the Independent Scientific group on Cattle TB will include some results from the analysis of the pre-FMD data and, possibly, the 2002 data.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 419 c509W;419 c511W; 158665
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Badgers Diseases Disease control Research Bovine tuberculosis Questionnaires
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk