Statement on Bovine TB and badger control
24 October 2012 (updated on 24 October 2012)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Owen Paterson made a statement in the House of Commons on 23 October 2012 on Bovine TB and badger control.
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mary Creagh responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on animal diseases in the Topics section.
- Parliament TV: Statement on bovine TB and badger control
- Commons Hansard: Statement on bovine TB and badger control
- Topics: Animal diseases
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