§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what levels of compensation were paid to farmers with cattle affected with TB in each of the last five years; and what would have been paid if the level of compensation was set at(a) 100 per cent. and (b) 120 per cent. [16241]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe total of compensation paid to farmers in England with cattle affected by TB is as follows:
Year Compensation £ 1990–91 371,173 1991–92 557,987 1992–93 1,030,340 1993–94 1,928,000 1994–95 1,329,936 For 1994–95 it is estimated that compensation would have increased by (a) £826,280 and (b) £1,257,523 respectively if the level had been at (a) 100 per cent. and (b) 120 per cent. of the value of the animals. Comparable figures cannot be established, except at disproportionate cost, for earlier years.