Foot and Mouth (Hansard, 2 May 2002)

§ Lembit Öpik
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average amount of compensation paid by her Department to individual farmers as the result of the recent foot and mouth disease outbreak was; and if she will make a statement. [53698]
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§ Mr. Morley
The average amount of compensation paid by the Department to individual farmers is £124,755. A total of £1,050 million has been paid to farmers in compensation for animals slaughtered due to foot and mouth disease.

§ Lembit Öpik
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what different types of compensation have been paid to farmers by her Department as the result of the recent foot and mouth disease outbreak; and if she will make a statement. 153697]

§ Mr. Morley
There are two types of compensation paid to farmers as a result of the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease, they are(a) animal compensation for animals slaughtered and (b) non-animal compensation. Non-animal compensation covers cleansing and disinfecting, items seized and destroyed and claims for reinstatement of damaged property.

§ Lembit Öpik
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much compensation has been paid by her Department to farmers in(a) the Montgomeryshire constituency and (b) Powys as the result of the foot and mouth disease outbreak; and if she will make a statement. [53696]

§ Mr. Morley
The statutory amount paid in compensation to farmers in Powys county is £35,601,839.00 this includes payment to farmers in Montgomeryshire. It is difficult to establish the exact amount of compensation paid to particular parts of a county or region.

§ Mr. Gray
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total value was of road haulage contracts for the removal of foot and mouth carcases in Northumberland; what the value was of contracts awarded to Snowie Ltd; and what tendering procedure was used for the awarding of carcase haulage contracts. [45456]

§ Mr. Morley
[holding answer 25 March 2002]: The total value of road haulage contracts for the removal of foot and mouth carcases in Northumberland was £2,857,867 excluding VAT. The value of foot and mouth contracts awarded to Snowie up to mid-March 2002 was £37,751,894 excluding VAT. Carcase haulage contracts were awarded through the negotiated procurement procedure without the prior publication of a notice, and by competitive tendering.

§ Mr. Peter Duncan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what claims against her Department remain unsettled in respect of damage to roads and infrastructure in Dumfries and Galloway region inflicted during the foot and mouth outbreak. [52908]

§ Mr. Morley
The claim submitted by Dumfries and Galloway council to the Department in respect of damage allegedly caused to roads and infrastructure in the region during operations to control and eradicate foot and mouth disease referred to in the reply to the hon. Member on 11 February 2002,Official Report, columns 85–86W, has not been pursued. However, I understand that Writs in respect of such damage have been served on Scottish Ministers in relation to certain operational aspects of disease control and eradication in Scotland.
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§ Mr. Russell Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations she has received from(a) the Scottish Executive and (b) Dumfries and Galloway council for the recovery of moneys used by Dumfries and Galloway council for repairs to roads damaged by work associated with the eradication of foot and mouth disease. [53236]

§ Mr. Morley
[holding answer 30 April 2002]: Officials of Dumfries and Galloway council, the Scottish Executive and the Department met in January. The matter of the council's wish to recover costs relating to repair of road damage allegedly caused during operations to control and eradicate foot and mouth disease was raised. Subsequently, the council wrote to the Department indicating that it was seeking legal advice. I understand that Writs in respect of such damage have been served on Scottish Ministers. Officials of the Scottish Executive and of the Department are in touch about this.