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Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

Commons · Question 8751 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Jun 2026

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Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the strategy and outcomes of Ireland's Bovine Tuberculosis Programme as a model for tackling the spread of tuberculosis.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 17 Jun 2026

While no formal assessment of Ireland’s Bovine Tuberculosis Programme has been conducted, the 2025 Godfray evidence review, commissioned by Defra, draws on a broad range of scientific and policy evidence, including international experience where relevant....