§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the underspend in the Treasury's budget for the last financial year for BSE-related expenditures. [113864]
§ Ms QuinIn the 1998–99 financial year, MAFF underspent its provision for BSE-related expenditure by £2 million and the Intervention Board by £17 million. The unspent amounts which were ring-fenced for spending on BSE measures only, were returned to Treasury.