Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15098
Badgers: Animal Welfare and Disease Control
Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 6 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) badger baiting and (b) badger culling in the South West.
Answer
Stephen MorganBadger persecution is a UK wildlife crime priority, and a police-led Tactical Delivery Group exists to tackle offences against badgers. Defra is providing £530,000 in the financial year 2026-2027 for the National Wildlife Crime Unit, which helps prevent a...
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