Tuberculosis in Cattle (Hansard, 15 July 1999)

HL Deb 15 July 1999 vol 604 c68WA 68WA

§ Lord Beaumont of Whitley
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the regular increase in tubercular lesions in cattle between 1995 and 1998, revealed in the Written Answer by Lord Donoughue on 1 July (WA 49), gives them cause for concern; and if so, what action they are taking. [HL3545]

§ Lord Donoughue
In August 1998, the Government announced a five-point strategy of research and controls to deal with bovine tuberculosis, taking forward the recommendations of Professors Krebs and Bourne. This strategy was recently endorsed by the House of Commons Agriculture Select Committee as representing the best way forward. The Government's response to the committee's report was published on 5 July and sets out the steps being taken to control this disease.