Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination
Commons · Question 7686 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Dyke
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the badger vaccination programme on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle herds.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 11 Jun 2026
Multiple published studies indicate that badger vaccination is safe and can reduce TB infection and transmission in badgers. Vaccination is now being deployed across a number of large areas, including through a newly contracted Badger Vaccination Field Fo...