I am happy to come back to the House on any occasion to report on the progress made in fighting bovine TB, and to be held to account for that and for any other decisions that I make. However, having formed a judgment that the course of action that some have urged upon me would not help us to deal with the disease, I hope that the hon. Gentleman will understand why I have taken the decision that I have. Why would I want to do something that might make the matter worse, leading to more cattle being culled and more money being spent on compensation?
Bovine TB
Proceeding contribution from
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 July 2008.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Bovine TB.
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