Question follow-through · 30595
Bovine Tuberculosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on levels of bovine tuberculosis cases across the UK.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 21 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on levels of bovine tuberculosis cases across the UK.
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Inter-ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural affairs recognise the importance of working together to tackle bovine TB. Further information about this group and its priorities can be found on GOV.UK at: Inter-Ministerial Group for Environmen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Bees: Pesticides
24 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made as assessment of the potential impact of RNA pesticides on the bee population.
River Thames: Standards
25 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of the water in the River Thames.
Dairy Farming: Northern Ireland
26 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the dairy farming industry in Northern Ireland.
Rivers: Sewage
27 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce sewage in rivers.
Biodiversity: Northern Ireland
4 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland on the preservation of biodiversity in Northern Ireland.
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
4 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reversing the changes to inheritance tax for family farmers.
Wind Power: Birds
5 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of wind turbines on avian mortality.
Farmers: Mental Health
17 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the mental health of farmers.
Shellfish: Conservation
19 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps he is taking to help increase the freshwater pearl mussel population.
Beaches: Recycling
24 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage recycling at beaches.
Agriculture: Northern Ireland
25 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on changes to farming subsidies.
Avian Influenza
1 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of bird flu.