HC Deb 23 March 1976 vol 908 cc137-8W
Mr. Shepherd

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many sheep were destroyed in 1965–66 and in each succeeding year until the latest available date as a result of foot-and-mouth disease.

Mr. Strang

In the calendar year 1965 no sheep were destroyed in Great Britain as a result of foot-and-mouth disease. The figures for the three years 1966 to 1968 were 38,607, 97,253 and 11,582. There has been no outbreak in Great Britain since June 1968.

Mr. Shepherd

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many head of cattle were destroyed in 1965–66 and in each of the succeeding years to the latest available date as a result of foot and mouth disease.

Mr. Strang

The figures are as follows for calendar years:

1965 154
1966 5,964
1967 196,804
1968 18,096
1969 to date Nil

Mr. Shepherd

asked the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food how much compensation was paid as a result of foot and mouth disease in the year 1965–66 and each of the succeeding years to the latest available date.

Mr. Strang

Compensation paid as a result of foot and mouth disease outbreaks from 1965 onwards was as follows in calendar years:

£
1965 18,299
1966 932,786
1967 24,526,203
1968 2,322,195
1969 to date Nil