Foot and Mouth (Hansard, 3 April 2001)

§ 6. Mr. Alasdair Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions she has had with the Scottish Executive on the impact of foot and mouth disease on the Scottish economy. [155174]

§ Mr. Foulkes
My colleagues in the Scottish Executive have kept me fully briefed on developments in Scotland and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State was able to witness first hand the action being taken to contain and eradicate and to discuss the impact of the disease on the Scottish economy on her visit to Dumfries and Galloway with the Prime Minister last Friday.

§ 11. Mr. Stephen O'Brien
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what procedures are being used to co-ordinate action to combat the spread of the foot and mouth outbreak straddling the Scottish-English border. [155180]

§ 23. Mr. Clifton-Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps are being taken to co-ordinate a cross-border approach to the foot and mouth outbreak. [155193]

§ Mr. Foulkes
Great Britain is a single epidemiological zone. The control of animal health diseases is exercised on behalf of the GB Agriculture Departments by a single State Veterinary Service under the management of the Chief Veterinary Officer.

§ Mr. Nicholas Winterton
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment she has made of the impact of the current outbreak of foot and mouth disease on the rural economy of Scotland. [155175]

§ Mrs. Liddell
My colleagues in the Scottish Executive have kept me fully briefed on developments in Scotland. I was able to witness at first hand the action being taken to contain and eradicate foot and mouth disease and to discuss its impact on the Scottish economy during my visit to Dumfries and Galloway with the Prime Minister last Friday.
My right hon. Friend, the Minister for the Environment, and the Scottish Executive have announced packages of measures designed to provide help for rural communities in Scotland. The Scottish Executive launched their Comeback Code on 23 March providing simple clear advice on how people can enjoy rural Scotland, while protecting farmers and their animals.