Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alan Reid and Owen Paterson

Thursday 25th October 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Paterson]

I have every intention that the culls will go ahead.

[Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD)]

Will my right hon. Friend explain why circumstances next year will be different from those this year, enabling the culls to go ahead and reduce the incidence of bovine TB and not spread it?

[Mr Paterson]

I explained at some length in my statement the other day, in which I spoke for, I think, 90 minutes, that certain circumstances led to the NFU’s decision to request that we postpone. There will be time to prepare. There will be no hitches next year: we will deliver this policy.