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Bill Esterson

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Business of the House
Thursday 4th November 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I call Bill Esterson.

Bill Esterson Portrait Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab)
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Does the Secretary of State accept the findings of the independent scientific group on bovine TB, in particular when it says:

“Scientific findings indicate that the rising incidence of disease can be reversed, and geographical spread contained, by the rigid application of cattle-based control measures alone”?

James Paice Portrait Mr Paice
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The hon. Gentleman needs to recognise that that study ended several years ago. We now have more science, which has superseded those conclusions reached by the independent study group. I have laid out the new scientific evidence from ongoing studies in the consultation document, and that is the reason for the proposal that we have put forward.

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