Bovine Tuberculosis

Lord Strathclyde Excerpts
Tuesday 20th December 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Strathclyde Portrait Lord Strathclyde
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My Lords, we have time. Perhaps we may hear from the noble Baroness, Lady Mallalieu.

Baroness Mallalieu Portrait Baroness Mallalieu
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My Lords, is the noble Lord aware of the desperation of my neighbours on Exmoor, most of whom are under a restriction and are losing cattle at every retest? They are frustrated with science because year after year they have been promised that if they will only wait a little longer there will be an effective oral vaccine. They are still being told that. Is the noble Lord also aware of the welcome for the courage that has been shown by the Defra Ministers in this Government in finally starting to tackle this problem?