I haven’t had specific discussions with my counterpart, but my officials work very closely, particularly, as you’ll be aware, the chief veterinary officers—the four of them across the UK—work incredibly closely together.

We are now in a position to identify and agree three categories of TB areas across Wales, based on incident levels. This will allow us to tailor and implement different measures and approaches that are proportionate and that reflect the varying disease level and risks across Wales.

It is crucial that we get these measures right in order to protect areas with low levels of disease and drive down incidence in areas where the disease has become endemic. I will be saying more about this next month in my oral statement.