§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food how many of the badgers taken in each parish for 1986 and 1987, respectively, were subsequently found to be carrying tuberculosis.
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§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe number of badgers found to be positive for bovine tuberculosis on post mortem are shown in the following table.
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Parishes where badgers may be removed automatically County and Parish 1986 1987 Avon Batheaston 0 10 Cold Ashton 2 1 English Combe 0 10 Hawkesbury 0 2 St. Catherine 0 10 Cornwall Camborne 10 1 Helland 0 10 Kirkhampton 10 10 Linkinhorne 10 2 Ludgvan 10 0 Michaelstow 0 10 Merwenstowe 10 0 Sancreed 3 10 South Hill 2 2 Stithians 2 10 Stoke Climsland 10 0 St. Gulvias 2 10 St. Just 8 10 St. Neot 0 10 St. Veep 10 9 Wendron 0 7 Devon Hartland 10 0 Manaton 10 8 Dorset Cheselbourne 0 1 Stoke Abbott 10 3 Gloucestershire Alderley 10 0 Bisley with Lypiatt 2 1 Boxwell with Leighterton 10 8 Coates 10 0 Edgeworth 0 0 North Nibley 1 10 Nympsfield 0 10 Painswick 10 2 Prestbury 3 0 Standish 11 10 Stinchcombe 2 10 Stroud 10 2 Uley 0 1 Whittington 3 10 Wotton Under Edge 10 10 Somerset Cheddar 10 0 Wiltshire Box 7 0 Compton Bassett 1 10 North Wraxall 6 10 Dyfed Bettws Evan 10 0 Llangeler 0 0 Parishes where prior approval of the Consultative Panel on Badgers and Tuberculosis is required before removal Avon Pucklechurch 0 10
County and Parish 1986 1987 Cornwall Davidstowe 10 3 Menheniot 10 0 St. Martin 10 0 Devon Holsworthy 10 8 Milton Damerel 10 1 Sutcombe 10 3 Thornbury 10 0 Gloucester Brookthorpe 10 0 Duntisbourne Rouse 10 7 Moreton Valence 4 0 Somerset Rodney Stoke 10 0 Westbury sub Mendip 10 2 Wiltshire Brokenborough 10 2 Malmesbury St. Paul without 10 0 Sherston 10 0 Dyfed Llanddarog 10 0 Llanwinio 10 0 1 Denotes no badgers removed.