§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the total cost to public funds of BSE in each of the last 10 years. [HL822]
§ Lord WhittyThe cost to public funds in each of the last 10 years has been:
Year Amount(£million) 1993–94 66 1994–95 42 1995–96 31 1996–97 1,548 1997–98 1.017 1998–99 555 1999–2000 412 2000–01 364 2001–02 398 2002–03 479 Total 4,912 Notes:
These figures include Defra administrative expenditure, Over Thirty Month Scheme (OTMS) costs and government research expenditure.
Against these amounts, the UK has received some £1,774 million in BSE-related payments from the EC budget.