Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 2904

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Sarah Champion

LabourRotherham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 12 August 2024 to Questions 1263 and 1675, what the most recent advice is that his Department has received from expert advisers on ending licenses for badger

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
On 30 August, the Government announced the start of work to refresh the Bovine TB strategy for England, to end the badger cull by the end of this parliament and drive down disease to save cattle and farmers’ livelihoods. This will be undertaken in co-desi...

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