Protection of Badgers Act 1992
(asked on 22nd March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to reform the Badger Protection Act 1992 so that sets are tested for the presence of bovine tuberculosis to confirm the absence of infection.
This question was answered on 28th March 2023
There are no current plans to amend the Protection of Badgers Act, or to test badger setts for bovine TB.