§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research she has evaluated on the Irish bovine TB experiment. [177961]
§ Mr. BradshawThe Republic of Ireland Department of Agriculture has not yet published scientific papers on the findings a four-year badger culling trial (the "Four Area" Trial). The trial involves eliminating badgers over large areas to ascertain the effect on the incidence of bovine TB.
We will look closely at the Irish results once published to establish what we can learn and apply to the situation in Great Britain.