Speeches by Tufnell.

“Can you just give a brief outline about what those interventions were? I remember talking to some of your union reps and they mentioned about a ceiling. There was an element that that would mean they would leave because there was that ceiling in terms of the progression. They felt there was not progression.”

“Christine, I do not want to labour the point too much, but in the recommendations of the Farming Community Network’s bovine TB report, I was struck by the executive summary which talks about authoritarian interference and the progress towards control as both confusing and unreliable. I wonder what your response was to …”

“What is the progress in terms of the developing of the cattle vaccine and the vaccination strategy?”

“Would anybody like to speak about the farmers’ confidence in the Government’s new strategy? Where are you in terms of improving that confidence?”

“Before I move to Jenny, we have heard a lot about the New Zealand model this morning and the partnership between primary industries and Government. I wonder, what are your thoughts on that, particularly on the point about improving farmers’ confidence?”

“This is to both of you: how are you improving farmers’ confidence in the Government’s new strategy for eradicating bovine TB? The context of this is wide, but we have also heard this morning from a panel who talked very emotionally about the impact on the industry and on farmers, so if we could just start off with that…”

“I am conscious of time but I just want to touch on the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 before I go back to the Chair. We heard from Sarah Tomlinson earlier around TB testing: the pressure on vets to conduct TB testing and the discrepancy between time spent on it and income made. What are your thoughts in terms of the bene…”

“We have talked about the problems with recruitment, but you do not view a vet school potentially closing as a significant issue in terms of trying to meet the challenges that the profession faces at the moment.”

“You mentioned the education point. I was wondering what the potential closure of the Cambridge Vet School tells us about the state of veterinary education in the UK.”

“In the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, 45% of leavers had been in the profession for four years or less. Then, in terms of the registrations from the European Union, in 2016 you had over 50% of annual registrations from the EU and less than 50% coming from UK veterinary schools. Are those figures that you recogni…”

“Christine, the salaries aside, do you think there is a broader problem with recruitment and retention, just because the numbers seem quite startling?”

“Christine, you have been very vocal. Last year, you told the EFRA Committee—this former Committee—that the veterinary workforce shortage was around 11% or more. Could you also elaborate on the questions I asked Jenny around those challenges you are facing and how they affect our ability to respond to diseases?”

“Can you just give a brief outline about what those interventions were? I remember talking to some of your union reps and they mentioned about a ceiling. There was an element that that would mean they would leave because there was that ceiling in terms of the progression. They felt there was not progression.”

“Finally, it would be very helpful if you could speak about how you are working with the devolved Administrations.”

“Finally, it would be very helpful if you could speak about how you are working with the devolved Administrations.”

“When the Committee visited Weybridge, Jenny, we talked with your union reps. We heard from the earlier panel about the challenges around retention, recruitment and, therefore, shortages in the sector. To both of you: how are you addressing these workforce challenges, and how are they affecting our ability to respond to…”

“When the Committee visited Weybridge, Jenny, we talked with your union reps. We heard from the earlier panel about the challenges around retention, recruitment and, therefore, shortages in the sector. To both of you: how are you addressing these workforce challenges, and how are they affecting our ability to respond to…”

“Christine, I do not want to labour the point too much, but in the recommendations of the Farming Community Network’s bovine TB report, I was struck by the executive summary which talks about authoritarian interference and the progress towards control as both confusing and unreliable. I wonder what your response was to …”

“What is the progress in terms of the developing of the cattle vaccine and the vaccination strategy?”

“Would anybody like to speak about the farmers’ confidence in the Government’s new strategy? Where are you in terms of improving that confidence?”