11. To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on the Independent Scientific Group's report on badgers. (150600)

12. To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the final report of the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB and the efficacy of a badger cull in tackling this disease. (150601)

We have already made clear that we are grateful to the ISG for their work on the randomised badger culling trial. We welcome their final report which further improves the evidence base. We are carefully considering the issues that the report raises, and will continue to work with industry, Government advisers and scientific experts in reaching policy decisions on these issues.