Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the levels of bovine tuberculosis in West Sussex.

George Eustace, Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: The incidence of bovine TB in West Sussex is very low. Sporadic cases arise usually as a result of inward movements of infected cattle from higher incidence areas of GB. The levels of bovine tuberculosis in West Sussex are described in the regional TB epidemiological reports for the Low Risk Area. The most recent assessment was for the first six months of 2017 and the specific report can be found here:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/670109/south-east-lra-2017-mid.pdf

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