§ Paddy TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 27 February 2002, ref. 37621, if she will list(a) the 160 sites where ash has been removed and (b) those sites where foot and mouth carcases and ash were deposited in 2001, where deposits are planned to be moved. [41843]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 12 March 2002]: The following is a listing by county in England and Wales of (a) the sites from which ash has been removed and (b) sites where ash is programmed to be moved or which are undergoing site specific risk assessment to assess whether or not the removal of ash is required. The list is by county, since the Department is constrained by the 258W provisions of the Data Protection Act from providing full addresses of all the sites. There are no current plans to exhume carcases at any sites.
County in England and Wales (a) Sites from where ash has been removed County Durham 10 Cumbria 59 Devon 16 Gloucestershire 23 Gwent 1 Herefordshire 2 Monmouthshire 3 Northumberland 9 Powys 16 Shropshire 7 Staffordshire 1 Tyne and Wear 2 Wiltshire 1 Worcestershire 2 (b) Sites planned for ash removal County Durham 4 Worcestershire 3 Northumberland 1 Tyne and Wear 2 Powys 2