§ Mrs. LiddellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what total level of compensation has been given to farmers for the destruction of cattle infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy in each year since 1990 in Scotland. [22935]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe information requested is held centrally on the basis of Great Britain as a whole, and a breakdown by country could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The total level of compensation paid to farmers on a Great Britain basis in each year since 1990 was:
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- 1990: £12.3 million
- 1991: £28.1 million
- 1992: £56.3 million
- 1993: £92.6 million
- 1994: £116.2 million
- 1995: £126.6 million
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cattle have been identified as suffering from BSE in Scotland by(a) breed and (b) number for each year since 1993. [23792]
§ Mr. RobertsonThe information requested is as shown in the following tables:
Breed Cases confirmed at 1 March 1996 Aberdeen Angus 28 Aberdeen Angus crosses 489 Ayrshire 391 Ayrshire crosses 29 Charolais 38 Charolais crosses 50 Friesian 3,042 Friesian crosses 565 Galloway 3 Galloway crosses 9 Hereford 34 Hereford crosses 1,416 Highland 5 Highland crosses 1 Holstein 180 Holstein crosses 26 Jersey 20 Jersey crosses 2 Limousin 45 Limousin crosses 434 Luing 0 Luing crosses 4 Murray Grey 2 Murray Grey crosses 2 Romagnola 1 Romagnola crosses 4 Simmental 61 Simmental crosses 498 Other breeds (including crosses) 127 Total 7,506
Year Number of confirmed cases 1993 2,208 1994 1,326 1995 659 1996 (15 March 1996) 48
§ Mrs. MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which inhabited Scottish islands have had no recorded cases of BSE since 1989 [23793]
§ Mr. RobertsonInformation on incidence of BSE is collected on a regional basis and a breakdown of the detail requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.