§ Charlotte AtkinsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to bring further areas into the badger culling trial recommended by Professor Krebs to address questions about the incidence of tuberculosis in cattle. [115516]
§ Ms QuinThe next two sets of badger culling trial areas have now been identified. One will be located in Staffordshire/Derbyshire, and the other in Devon/ Somerset. These are the seventh and eighth areas to be enrolled in the trial, and we expect to announce the remaining areas later this year. The Government are committed to a wide-ranging research and control strategy 315W to find a science-based solution to TB in cattle. The badger culling trial is an important element of that strategy.