HL Deb 05 March 2001 vol 623 c16WA
Lord Moynihan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the estimated cost of the BSE crisis to the Common Agricultural Policy. [HL898]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Baroness Hayman)

The European Commission has estimated that the current proposals for the beef sector in response to the BSE crisis would lead to the following costs:

Year Million euro
2001 +157
2002 +1,145
2003 +181
2004 -46 (saving)
2005 -120 (saving)
2006 -153 (saving)