§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which institutions are currently researching the development of a tuberculosis test for live badgers; what such work his Department is funding; and when he expects field trials for such a test to commence.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonMinistry funded work on the development of a live test for tuberculosis in badgers, 689W which is suitable for field use, is being carried out at the central veterinary laboratory. It is too early to predict when field trials might commence.