HC Deb 11 December 1964 vol 703 c238W
Mr. Scott-Hopkins

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many outbreaks of swine fever there have been, month by month, since January, 1964, up to the latest convenient date; and what has been the cost of the slaughter of pigs in implementing this policy.

Mr. John Mackie

From January, 1964, until the end of November 367 outbreaks of swine fever were confirmed in Great Britain, as follows:

January 35
February 44
March 72
April 46
May 35
June 29
July 15
August 12
September 29
October 28
November 22

From the introduction of the eradication policy on 11th March, 1963, to the end of December, 1963, 1,153 outbreaks were confirmed.

The amount of compensation for pigs slaughtered since the introduction of the eradication policy is approximately £4,885,000. Of this, £324,740 was paid in the 1962–63 financial year, £3,630,992 was paid in the 1963–64 financial year, and approximately £929,000 relates to the current financial year.