44. Mr. FOOT MITCHELLasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease from the beginning of the year to the latest available date, and the estimated compensation paid?
Mr. GUINNESSOne hundred and ninety-one outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have been confirmed in this country since the 1st January last, and the estimated amount of compensation paid has been £175,000.