§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much his Department has spent on investigating the disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy for each year since 1980.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonBovine spongiform encephalopathy was first identified in December 1986. The cost of investigatory and research work from then until 31 March this year has been about £420,000.