Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
Commons · Question 4792 · Tabled 9 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers who experience outbreaks of bovine TB to recover.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 17 Sep 2024
We recognise the serious impacts that bovine TB (bTB) breakdowns can have on the affected farm businesses and on local rural communities. In addition to statutory payments to compensate farmers for the loss of any animals removed for TB control reasons, D...