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Written question asked by Lord Patten (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 September 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 September 2016. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 September 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress of badger culls in England and the effects of those culls on the welfare of cattle.

Answer

The Government plans to publish a report on this year’s licensed badger control operations as it has done for the first three years of the programme. The Animal and Plant Health Agency continues to assess annually the incidence of tuberculosis in cattle in areas where badger control is licensed for the purposes of controlling the disease. The analysis of the first two years impact is available on the GOV.UK website.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1963
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Badgers Cattle Disease control Bovine tuberculosis
Link
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