§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs departmental report 2002, whether the decline in spending on animal health and welfare planned for 2002–03 reflects an anticipated fall in BSE compensation; and whether its budget will cope with a bovine tuberculosis increase. [HL4810]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)Further to the written reply provided to my noble friend Lady David on 23 July (HL Deb. WA 58), subsequently, extra funds have been obtained for DEFRA from the reserve for the current financial year. We are considering how best to use the additional funding; to take forward work on areas such as bovine tuberculosis.