§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the total cost to public funds of BSE in each of the last 10 years. [HL2172]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)The total cost to public funds in each of the last 10 years has been:
Year Amount (£m) 1992–93 61 1993–94 66 1994–95 42 1995–96 31 1996–97 1,548 1997–98 1,017 1998–99 555 1999–2000 412 2000–01 364 2001–02 (forecast) 440 Total 4,536 Against these amounts, the UK has received some £1,765 million in BSE related payments from the EC budget.