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Badger Cull

Proceeding contribution from Geoffrey Robinson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 13 March 2014. It occurred during Backbench debate on Badger Cull.

To be honest, I do not know. I have read as much as I can. But I do know from the evidence so far that a vaccine would be much more humane and, if we put the resources into getting it, much more likely to succeed, taken with other measures, than the culls. The culls are counter-productive, because they are spreading the disease. They are miles off their targets. I cannot imagine why farmers would want to waste more money on them. I hope that the Government and the Opposition will now get together to find a way forward, because it is urgently needed. It is a challenge, but there is no better time to get a cross-party policy on the matter.

2.15 pm

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
577 c477 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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