§ Mr. LetwinTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what policy he will adopt in respect of badger setts in areas not selected for culling under the Krebs experiment, where the setts in question pose dangers to users of the land due to undermining of the surface structure of fields. [26410]
§ Mr. RookerIn such areas, applications for licences to interfere with badger setts under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 will continue to be assessed on their merits on a case by case basis.