PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Bovine Tuberculosis: Somerset (29 February 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2016 to Question 27250, what assessment has she made of the reasons for the 34 per cent increase in the number of TB restricted herds in Somerset in the year to November 2015.

Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

It is not possible to be precise about the reasons for changes in the number of TB restricted herds in any county of England. This will be due to a multitude of factors, including increases in the amount and sensitivity of TB testing. Short term changes should be considered in the context of long term trends.

Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
3 March 2016