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Bovine Tuberculosis: Testing

Commons · Question 10269 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 22 Jun 2026

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Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to make Animal and Plant Health Agency bovine tuberculosis testing data accessible with appropriate permissions and GDPR safeguards to private veter

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Answered by Stephen Morgan, 22 Jun 2026

The Animal and Plant Health Agency has an established process enabling cattle keepers to request TB testing data relating to their herds. Keepers need to complete and submit a request proforma to APHA. Keepers may then choose with whom they wish to share ...