Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
Commons · Question 8752 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the economic effect on farmers of cattle culling in areas with a high incidence of bovine tuberculosis.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 17 Jun 2026
Bovine TB control places significant costs and disruption on farmers, vets, and rural communities, particularly those in areas with high incidence rates. Defra commissioned research published in 2020 outlines the economic costs of TB breakdowns on wide ra...