HC Deb 22 November 1911 vol 31 c1188
Mr. STANIER

asked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether the Board pay full compensation for animals slaughtered under an order of the Board when an an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease occurs; and, if not, what value is given?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

Section 15 (2) of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, provides that the Board shall pay compensation for animals slaughtered in connection with outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease as follows: (1) Where the animal slaughtered was affected with foot-and-mouth disease the compensation is to be the value of the animal immediately before it became so affected; (2) in every other case the compensation is to be the value of the animal immediately before it was slaughtered.