Statement on Bovine TB
20 July 2011 (updated on 20 July 2011)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman, made a statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday 19 July announcing the publication of the Government’s bovine tuberculosis eradication programme for England.
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mary Creagh, responded to the statement on behalf of the opposition.
Watch the statement on Parliament TV and read the views expressed by MPs in Commons Hansard.
- Parliament TV: Statement on Bovine TB
- Commons Hansard: Statement on Bovine TB
- Topics: Animal Diseases
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