§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of compensation paid in respect of animals slaughtered as BSE carriers has subsequently been discovered to have been paid in respect of animals which were not infected in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Browning[Pursuant to his reply, 15 February 1995, Official Report c. 712–13]The figure in the table for 1994 was incorrect, the correct information is as follows:
Year Percentage unconfirmed 1990 15 1991 14 1992 15 1993 16 1994 117 1 Provisional figure.