Mick Bates, Welsh Liberal Democrats AM and Chair of the Sustainability Committee today welcomed the decision by the Rural Development sub-committee to look into the recent independent scientific report into Bovine TB.

Mick Bates, who is also a farmer in Llanfair Caereinon said:

“Bovine TB is bringing financial ruin to farming businesses across Wales, and putting a real strain on the communities they operate in.

“I hope this inquiry will bring us real solutions to halt the spread of this disease, which is a blight on farming in Wales.

"Successive governments have failed to take the necessary action to stop the spread of Bovine TB, and as a farmer I consider it to be the most pressing issue for agriculture today. It is worse than foot and mouth disease.”

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