To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much her Department has spent on developing vaccines to prevent bovine tuberculosis since 1985; and how much investment is planned for each of the next five years. [38049]

No expenditure has been incurred on developing vaccines to prevent bovine tuberculosis. No investment is planned.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many badgers were trapped under the tuberculosis control schme in each year since 1985 by (a) snares and (b) cage traps; and if she will indicate the number of animals which suffered injuries in (a) and (b) [38052]

None.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the estimated cost of the proposed badger culling experiment broken down to show each constituent element for (a) 1998 and (b) each subsequent year of the proposed experiment. [38050]

Nil. Northern Ireland is not involved in the Proposed badger culling experiment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what records are maintained of the number of non-target species caught in snares set for badgers under the tuberculosis contgrol Scheme. [38051]

None.