HC Deb 19 May 1988 vol 133 c569W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress his Department is making on the live testing of badgers for tuberculosis; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Donald Thompson

Work is continuing at the Ministry's central veterinary laboratory. The results have so far been encouraging. The next step will be to apply the test to infected badgers under field conditions.