HL Deb 26 February 2003 vol 645 c40WA
Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What plans they have for publishing the findings of the cost/benefit analysis of the 20 day movement standstill. [HL1818]

Lord Whitty

The Government are publishing today the emerging findings from the risk assessment and cost/benefit analysis of animal movement standstills. The studies were commissioned in response to the recommendations made in July 2002 by the Lessons Learned and Royal Society inquiries and have been carried out for Defra by Risk Solutions and the Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Research Unit (VEERU) at the University of Reading.

In a Written Answer on 23 January ( WA 120) I set out the Government's intention to reduce the standstill for cattle, sheep and goats to six days with effect from 4 March. A supporting document explaining that decision, and referring to the emerging findings from the Risk Solutions and VEER U studies, has already been placed in the Library and posted on the Defra website.