3. Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Bovine TB Eradication Programme

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:23 pm on 16 November 2021.

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Photo of Llyr Gruffydd Llyr Gruffydd Plaid Cymru 3:23, 16 November 2021

Thank you for your statement, Minister. I wasn't really intending to respond to the statement, but I've been sitting here listening intently to what you've had to say, and, fundamentally, nothing has changed, has it, really? You could have delivered that statement 10 years ago, and, in the meantime, of course, we're still culling 10,000 cattle every year. It really smacks of contentment with the situation. So, come on, let's be brave here. Let's be radical. Let's bite the bullet and stop going around in circles. Isn't it time this Government stepped up to the mark and really confronted the issue of TB in wildlife? Because, if you don't, then I bet we'll be back here in another 12 months when you deliver your next annual statement. And do you know what? It'll be 10 years all over again.