Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 3858

Badgers: Disease Control

Tabled: 2 September 2024
Answered: 11 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost is of culling badgers in Devon since the beginning of the cull.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Badger culls are industry led and the cost of delivering them has been met by participants. The additional costs to Defra have related to licensing, monitoring and policing for public safety. Badger control costs are published annually on GOV.UK and are a...

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