§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the estimated cost to his Department of the payment of grants to farmers who were unable to move cattle as a result of the radioactive fall-out from the Chernobyl accident. [58658]
§ Mr. RookerThe only Food Protection Orders which came into force as a result of the Chernobyl accident concerned the movement, sale and slaughter of sheep. There were no Food Protection Orders on the movement of cattle. Therefore no payments of grants to cattle farmers were necessary.