Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 4792

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 17 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Claire Young

Liberal DemocratThornbury and Yate

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers who experience outbreaks of bovine TB to recover.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
We recognise the serious impacts that bovine TB (bTB) breakdowns can have on the affected farm businesses and on local rural communities. In addition to statutory payments to compensate farmers for the loss of any animals removed for TB control reasons, D...

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