Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of using a risk-based approach to the control of bovine tuberculosis after the UK leaves the EU.

The Government’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England is based on a risk-based approach. We remain committed to rigorous implementation of the Strategy, while continually assessing the extent to which leaving the EU may provide additional opportunities.