PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Bovine Tuberculosis (3 July 2014)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many veterinary surgeons are qualified to undertake bovine tuberculosis testing in each NUTS-1 region of England.

Asked by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

The number of Official Veterinarians qualified to undertake TB skin tests are:

Midlands – 516

North – 535

South East – 325

South West – 686

Wales – 468

Scotland – 438

TOTAL – 2968

Practices – 607

NUTS-1 refers to the old local government regions. We do not record data on this basis.


Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
8 July 2014

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