§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what initiatives his Department is taking to develop vaccine to protect badgers from tuberculosis.
§ Mr. MacleanWork on a vaccine for use on badgers has been carried out at the Middlesex hospital in collaboration with the central veterinary laboratory (CVL). Further work is planned, particularly in respect of safety, to enable field trials to be undertaken. This work will commence at the CVL shortly.