Question follow-through · 40171

Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to offer farmers badger vaccination in 2025 to tackle bTB in wildlife populations.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
21 Mar 2025
Target answer date
25 Mar 2025
Answer
23 May 2025 · 63 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to offer farmers badger vaccination in 2025 to tackle bTB in wildlife populations.

  2. 25 Mar 2025

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  3. 23 May 2025

    Answer published

    Badger vaccination is proven to significantly reduce the risk of infection and spread of disease within badger populations. The Government is committed to strengthening the evidence on how badger vaccination reduces TB in cattle. We know this is crucial f...

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