§ Mr. GillTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will invoke precautionary measures in respect of bovine TB to reduce the most commonly recognised causal factors. [150871]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 26 February 2001]: The Government have a wide-ranging strategy in place to control cattle TB and find science-based solutions to the problem. This includes work on cattle testing, husbandry factors, TB vaccines and the role played by wildlife. Ministers are keeping under review the need to take additional measures pending results from the research in progress.