§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total amount expended was on overnight accommodation for emergency staff working on the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001; and what proportion of this sum was spent in(a) guest-houses, (b) bed and breakfast accommodation and (c) small hotels. [51264]
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§ Mr. MorleyTotal payments for overnight subsistence for staff working on the Foot and Mouth crisis were as follows:
£ 2000–01 971,470 2001–02 19,808,069 DEFRA does not hold records by the categories requested (Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfast, or small Hotels).
§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the compensation levels paid for(a) cattle and (b) sheep slaughtered in the foot and mouth disease outbreak were; and what percentage they represent of the current values paid for restocking. [51282]
§ Mr. MorleyThe compensation levels paid to farmers for cattle and sheep slaughtered in the foot and mouth disease outbreak is as follows:
£ Average cost per animal Cattle 1,163.33 Sheep 153.19 The percentage in relation to the current value of restocking is not available because we do not have the restocking prices.