As I think the hon. Lady is beginning to make clearer, it is not a case of either vaccinating or culling. The Government have introduced a package of measures, including security measures. At the heart of the vaccination question, however, is the challenge of how to persuade 26 other European Union member states to import the meat from vaccinated cattle when there are questions to be answered about the efficacy of the BCG vaccine and the efficacy of the skin test.
Badger Cull
Proceeding contribution from
Caroline Spelman
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 5 June 2013.
It occurred during Opposition day on Badger Cull.
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