HL Deb 28 November 2002 vol 641 c61WA
Baroness Byford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Why the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs failed to claim the £4 million European Union grant aid which was available for the monitoring of disease such as scrapie and BSE in 2002. [HL218]

Lord Whitty

The TSE programme was not submitted as a result of an oversight and a subsequent misunderstanding with the Commission. The programme was submitted on 22 October when we asked the Commission to reconsider making an EU contribution. The Commission has now confirmed that it is not legally possible for a payment to be made.

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