HL Deb 17 December 2001 vol 630 c15WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, in the instances where the courts did not uphold the decisions of Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs officials to slaughter animals during the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease any of the animals concerned subsequently developed the disease. [HL1577]

Lord Whitty

Of the two cases in which the department was denied an injunction to proceed with the slaughter of livestock, one case subsequently tested positive for the FMD virus.