§ Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many outbreaks of swine fever there have been, month by month, since January, 1964, up to the latest convenient date; and what has been the cost of the slaughter of pigs in implementing this policy.
§ Mr. John MackieFrom January, 1964, until the end of November 367 outbreaks of swine fever were confirmed in Great Britain, as follows:
January … … … 35 February … … … 44 March … … … 72 April … … … 46 May … … … 35 June … … … 29 July … … … 15 August … … … 12 September … … … 29 October … … … 28 November … … … 22 From the introduction of the eradication policy on 11th March, 1963, to the end of December, 1963, 1,153 outbreaks were confirmed.
The amount of compensation for pigs slaughtered since the introduction of the eradication policy is approximately £4,885,000. Of this, £324,740 was paid in the 1962–63 financial year, £3,630,992 was paid in the 1963–64 financial year, and approximately £929,000 relates to the current financial year.