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<p>We are pursuing a wide range of interventions as part of the Government’s strategy
to eradicate bovine TB in England by 2038, including strengthening cattle testing
and movement controls, licensing badger control, and promoting biosecurity on farms
to help farmers prevent the spread of Bovine TB. Sir Charles Godfray’s independent
review (published in November 2018) is an important contribution that will inform
next steps in the strategy.</p><p> </p><p>In my Written Ministerial Statement of 20
June 2019, I announced plans to reinforce TB testing in the High Risk Area, invited
applications for a third round of the Badger Edge Vaccination Scheme and confirmed
the licensing and authorisation by Natural England of three supplementary badger control
areas for 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Our partnerships with other organisations have enabled
the development of toolkits that support farmers to understand their role in the prevention
and eradication of the disease, including the TB Hub, the iBTB website and the TB
Advisory Service.</p><p> </p>
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