§ Dr. CableTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how Government compensation 713W payments in respect of foot and mouth disease take into account payments under private insurance policies for the same losses. [153732]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 14 March 2001]: The Government compensate farmers for the full market value of animals slaughtered as a disease control measure. They do not take account of any private insurance that the farmer may have taken out to cover wider consequential losses caused by movement restrictions. Section 34(5) of the Animal Health Act 1981 states that if the owner of a slaughtered animal has insurance on that animal, the insurers may deduct the statutory compensation from the amount of money payable under the insurance, before they make any payment.