HC Deb 08 March 1976 vol 907 cc20-1W
Mr. Geraint Howells

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the latest estimate of the loss or damage caused to livestock by badgers during the last five years.

Mr. Strang

We have no evidence that badgers are causing any material loss or damage of this kind other than in limited areas of south-west England, where a clear connection has been established between the incidence of tuberculosis in badgers and its scale and persistence among cattle. I regret that the related loss or damage cannot be estimated with any degree of accuracy.

Forward to