HL Deb 10 May 2001 vol 625 cc234-5WA
The Earl Caithness

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many animals were awaiting slaughter at the time of the statement on foot and mouth disease made on 3 May. [HL2092]

Baroness Hayman

Reports from the MAFF Regional Operations Centres at 1900 on 2 May indicated that some 14,500 animals were awaiting slaughter. However, due to the time lag between slaughter and the information being reported and entered onto the Ministry database, the number of animals centrally recorded as awaiting slaughter at 1900 on 2 May was 107,000.