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12.
Miss Fookes
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement about the extermination of badgers suspected of carrying bovine tuberculosis.
Mr. Strang
Efforts to clear up the disease in certain areas of South-West England are continuing. The results are encouraging: there has been a marked reduction in the incidence of bovine tuberculosis among cattle in these areas.