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Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

Commons · Question 75552 · Tabled 5 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing vaccination as part of the national bovine TB control strategy.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 8 Oct 2025

An assessment of the potential merits of vaccination was made by a reconvened panel of independent experts, led by Professor Sir Charles Godfray. The panel’s updated report, published on 4 September 2025, considered the latest evidence on both cattle and ...