BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS AND BADGER CULLING

Early day motion 2090, tabled 17 July 2008 by Alun Michael (Labour). Signed by 47 members.

That this House congratulates the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for his principled stand in rejecting calls for a widespread cull of badgers; notes that the evidence shows that such a cull would do nothing to help eradicate bovine tuberculosis and would be likely to make matters worse; considers that he is right to take his decision in accordance with science; and hopes that the Minister for Rural Affairs in the National Assembly for Wales will set aside her intention to allow a cull, and return to an evidence-based approach.

Signatures by party: Labour 37, Liberal Democrat 8, Conservative 1, Scottish National Party 1.