Bovine TB

Gary Streeter Excerpts
Tuesday 19th July 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gary Streeter Portrait Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon) (Con)
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May I too congratulate my right hon. Friend on the courage she has shown in making this difficult decision and on making this balanced statement to the House today? Can she confirm that at least one of the pilot areas will be in Devon, which is one of the hot spots for bovine TB?

Caroline Spelman Portrait Mrs Spelman
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I cannot confirm the location of pilots yet because the industry has not made such proposals to me. It is important to define pilot areas with boundaries so that the perturbation effect can be minimised.