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Lord Hesketh
My right honourable friends the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Wales have recently given thought to those recommendations in Professor Dunnet's report relating to the definition of areas in which there has been a recent history of herd breakdowns attributed to infected badgers, where we would propose to undertake badger removal operations automatically in the event of future otherwise unexplained herd breakdowns.
With the benefit of advice from the consultative panel we have defined the 183 parishes listed below, mainly in the South-West of England, within which such control action would take place. However, as we have previously made clear, such control action would be limited to, at most, the area of the breakdown farm and would only be initiated once all other possible non-badger origins of infection had been investigated and ruled out. Outside the "problem" parishes, as Professor Dunnet recommends, control operations would only proceed with the prior agreement of the consultative panel.
My right honourable friends have also considered the need to retain statutory powers to kill badgers in the problem areas. Taking account of the control strategy now in place, we are not convinced of the case for the retention of these powers and believe that, without risk to the wider TB eradication programme, it will be possible for future badger control operations to proceed by voluntary agreement with the occupiers of the land concerned. We therefore intend to revoke the Badgers (Control Areas) Order 1977.
List of Parishes with a recent History of Cattle herds with Tuberculosis breakdowns of Badger Origin
| SOUTH WEST REGION |
| AVON |
|
| Batheaston |
Little Sodbury |
| Bathford |
Priston |
| Borough of Bath |
St. Catherine |
| Charlcombe |
Sodbury |
| Cold Ashton |
Tickenham |
| Cromhall |
Tortworth |
| Dodington |
Wickwar |
| English Combe |
Winterbourne |
| Hawkesbury |
Wraxall |
| Horton |
|
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| CORNWALL |
|
| Blisland |
Paul |
| Breague |
Penzance |
| Callington |
Perranzabuloe |
| Calstock |
Poundstock |
| Camborne |
Quethiock |
| Camelford |
Redruth |
| Cardinham |
Roche |
| Carn Brea |
St. Breock |
| Constantine |
St. Buryan |
| Crowan |
St. Erme |
| Cury |
St. Gennys |
| Duloe |
St. Gluvias |
| Egloskerry |
St. Hilary |
| Feock |
St. Ive |
| Helland |
St. Just |
| Jacobstow |
St. Levan |
| Kea |
St. Mabyn |
| Kenwyn |
St. Neot |
| Kilkhampton |
St. Teath |
| Lanlivery |
St. Veep |
| Lanner |
St. Wenn |
| Lanreath |
Sancreed |
| Lanteglos |
Sennen |
| Lesnewth |
South Hill |
| Linkinhorne |
Stoke Climsland |
| Ludgvan |
Stithians |
| Mabe |
Towednack |
| Madron |
Tresmeer |
| Michaelstow |
Trevalga |
| Morvah |
Week St. Mary |
| Monwenstowe |
Wendron |
| Mullion |
Whitstone |
| N. Petherwin |
Withiel |
| Otterham |
|
| DEVON |
|
| Ashburton |
Manaton |
| Bradworth |
North Bovey |
| Buckland in the Moor |
Welcombe |
| Chagford |
West Putford |
| Clovelly |
Widecombe in the Moor |
| East Putford |
Woodland |
| Hartland |
Woolfardisworthy nr Bideford |
| Ilsington |
|
| DORSET |
|
| Cheselbourne |
Stoke Abbott |
| Dewlish |
Winterbourne Houghton |
| Milbourne St. Andrew |
Winterbourne Stickland |
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
|
| Alderley |
N Cerney |
| Ashley |
North Nibley |
| Avening |
Nympsfield |
| Beverstone |
Owlpen |
| Bisley with Lypiatt |
Ozleworth |
| Boxwell with Leighterton |
Painswick |
| Brockworth |
Prestbury |
| Charlton Kings |
Rodmarton |
| Coaley |
Sandhurst |
| Coates |
Standish |
| Cranham |
Stinchcombe |
| Dowdeswell |
Stroud |
| Edgeworth |
Tetbury Upton |
| Frampton on Severn |
Thrupp |
| Fretherne with Saul |
Uley |
| Great Witcombe |
Whiteshill |
| Leonard Stanley |
Whittington |
| Long Newnton |
Wotton under Edge |
| Mitcheldean |
|
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| WILTSHIRE |
|
| Avebury |
Hilmarton |
| Box |
Langley Burrell Without |
| Brinkworth |
Luckington |
| Broad Hinton |
Lydiard Tregoze |
| Calne Without |
Lyneham |
| Castle Combe |
Minety |
| Charlton near Malmesbury |
Monkton Farleigh |
| Chippenham Without |
North Wraxall |
| Compton Bassett |
Purton |
| Corsham |
West Kington |
| Crudwell |
West Overton |
| Dauntsey |
Wootton Bassett |
| Fyfield |
Yatton Keynell |
| Hankerton |
|
| NORTHERN REGION |
| CUMBRIA |
|
| Subberthwaite |
|
| SOUTH EASTERN REGION |
| EAST SUSSEX |
|
| Folkington |
Litlington |
| MIDLANDS AND WESTERN REGION |
| STAFFORDSHIRE |
|
| Bradnop |
Ipstones |
| Cheddleton |
|
| WALES |
| DYFED |
|
| Bettws Evan |
Llangeler |
| Carmarthen (St Peters) |
Newchurch |
| Cenarth |
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