Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research projects (a) his Department and (b) his department's agencies have (i) commissioned and (ii) plan to commission into type 2 rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus.
There are diagnostic tests and vaccines for rabbit haemorrhagic disease available for use in rabbits. We have no immediate plans for additional research, but will keep this under review.