HL Deb 11 July 2002 vol 637 c105WA
Baroness Byford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the letter of 25 June from Lord Whitty to Baroness Byford which was placed in the Library of the House, whether during the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001, in addition to 220 veterinary surgeons employed in the State Veterinary Service, the Government were able to call upon the services of:

  1. (a) 60 veterinary surgeons employed as "additional temporary registrations for the foot and mouth outbreak";
  2. (b) 16 veterinary surgeons listed on the "supplementary veterinary register";
  3. (c) 20 veterinary surgeons registered on the "temporary list"; and
  4. (d) 118 veterinary surgeons in the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture Veterinary Service. [HL4994]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)

During the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001 the Government were able to call upon additional veterinarians as below:

  1. (a) 60 foreign government veterinary surgeons who received "additional temporary registrations for the foot and mouth outbreak" between 20 February and 31 March 2001.
  2. (b) None of the 16 veterinary surgeons listed on the "supplementary veterinary register" who are registered under Section 8 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966. Under the terms of registration, these veterinarians are restricted to specific acts of veterinary surgery. Consequently, none was employed as a veterinary surgeon on the eradication of FMD.
  3. (c) None of the 20 veterinary surgeons on the "temporary list" who are registered under Section 7 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966. Under the terms of registration, these veterinarians are restricted to specific acts of veterinary surgery. Consequently, none was employed as a veterinary surgeon on the eradication of FMD.
  4. (d) Three out of a total of 118 veterinary surgeons in the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture Veterinary Service assisted in the eradication of FMD in Great Britain.