Written question asked by Kerry McCarthy (Labour) on Friday, 19 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 February 2016 (named day). It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 February 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Bovine Tuberculosis
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to her Written Ministerial Statement of 17 December 2015, HCWS 409, to which areas her Department plans to extend the badger cull in 2016; and what the evidential basis is for selecting those areas.
- Answer
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Farmers in a number of areas have signalled their intention to submit applications to Natural England for licences to conduct badger culls this year. Licence applications will need to meet Natural England’s licensing criteria, and applicants will have to demonstrate that they will be able to deliver safe and effective culls in order to be authorised to proceed.
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- 2015-16
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- Badgers Disease control Bovine tuberculosis
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