HC Deb 01 April 2003 vol 402 cc641-2W
Mr. Keith Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much compensation was given to farmers for(a) foot and mouth, (b) CJD and (c) animal disposal in each year since 1990 in (i) cash and (ii) real terms. [104509]

Mr. Morley

The following table gives details of the amount of compensation paid to the farmers for foot and mouth, both in cash and in real terms, for foot and mouth and CJD (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)).

£ million
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Foot and Mouth
Cash Real terms (in 2002 prices) Cash Real terms (in 2002 prices)
1990 9.11 12.95 0 0
1991 16.33 21.75 0 0
1992 29.22 37.42 0 0
1993 38.05 47.51 0 0
1994 25.38 31.27 0 0

£ million
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Foot and Mouth
Cash Real terms (in 2002 prices) Cash Real terms (in 2002 prices)
1995 11.06 13.27 0 0
1996 6.96 8.09 0 0
1997 3.21 3.63 0 0
1998 2.26 2.48 0 0
1999 6.16 6.60 0 0
2000 2.71 2.84 0 0
2001 1.88 1.93 1,106.80 1,134.47
2002 3.03 3.03 0 0

No payments have been made to farmers for disposal of animals.

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