Bovine TB and Badger Control Debate
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Dan Rogerson
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(12 years, 3 months ago)
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Mr Paterson
It will be the marginal costs. We will have to discuss that with the relevant forces and come up with a number.
Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD)
The Secretary of State has rightly said that the Government will continue to tackle all sources of the disease and to look at biosecurity, as well as dealing with the cull. If there are further problems over the next few months with the designated cull areas, will he look at other areas where landowners and farmers might be keen to be part of the cull trial?
Mr Paterson
That is an interesting question. Yes, I will look at that in detail. At the moment, the NFU is probably thinking of carrying on in the two areas where it has put in such a lot of work and preparation, but I am open to looking at other areas. We want to pull off two pilots that show that this system, in a bigger area and with a more efficient system of culling, does work and does reduce TB.