§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many pigs in the Holme Valley area of Kirklees district of West Yorkshire have been slaughtered in the current year because of swine vesicular disease; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. StrangNo outbreaks of swine vesicular disease have occurred in the Kirklees district.
Twenty-four outbreaks have occurred to date. All have been in Humberside except one near Selby and one in Leicestershire which has just been confirmed. 772W The controlled area restrictions were removed on 2 March but restrictions remain on premises which present a risk because of direct or indirect contact with the disease. Some 29,000 pigs have been slaughtered at a cost of over £1.5 million in compensation.