House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 27 Nov 2001 (pt 25)

Foot and Mouth

Paddy Tipping: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list by county (a) the total amount, (b) the number of individual payments and (c) the highest and lowest payments made to farmers in respect of foot and mouth disease. [7653]

Mr. Morley [holding answer 15 October 2001]: The figures requested are shown in the table. The information on the counties relates to the address to which compensation has been paid; it may not be the address of the premises where the stock was culled.

Compensation paid for animals culled in foot and mouth epidemic

Total amount paid (£) Total number of payments Highest payment (£) Lowest payment (£)

Bedfordshire ⁽¹⁴⁾— 1 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Berkshire 358,516.80 5 339,205.00 176.80

Buckinghamshire ⁽¹⁴⁾— 1 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Cleveland 1,265,180.86 25 819,630.00 59.40

Cambridgeshire ⁽¹⁴⁾— 1 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Cheshire 3,479,640.04 64 397,811.00 110.00

Cornwall 2,355,459.44 45 857,377.80 25.00

Cumbria 413,101,243.16 4,314 3,612,788.74 10.00

Derbyshire 1,563,537.55 40 481,150.00 120.80

Devon 99,721,600.80 1,309 3,271,847.50 9.00

Dorset 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Durham 38,622,864.54 614 930,044.00 16.00

Essex 1,164,517.88 23 491,380.72 60.00

Gloucestershire 18,621,079.14 505 728,090.00 4.71

Hampshire 318,460.98 4 189,336.00 88.13

Isle of Wight ⁽¹⁴⁾— 1 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Hereford and Worcester 29,467,357.48 519 1,193,186.00 6.00

Hertfordshire 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Kent 1,422,856.36 17 347,220.00 1,882.00

Lancashire 44,343,985.76 343 1,218,555.00 10.00

Leicestershire 981,986.77 38 258,124.80 8.80

Lincolnshire 298,858.50 2 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Merseyside 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Greater London 265,868.80 6 93,550.00 56.00

Norfolk 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Northamptonshire 428,455.70 12 197,163.00 350.00

Tyne and Wear 704,300.20 28 241,467.00 180.00

Northumberland 45,153,557.05 529 1,337,600.00 35.00

Nottinghamshire 312,483.00 10 115,095.00 150.00

Oxfordshire 79,651.36 4 46,101.50 135.00

Avon 2,309,301.98 32 592,670.00 27.00

Shropshire 10,667,962.15 174 748,201.60 11.98

Somerset 4,143,804.89 87 645,435.00 31.50

Stafford 7,459,392.92 190 783,310.00 35.00

Suffolk 207,840.50 3 157,574.50 14,965.00

Scilly Isles 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Surrey 156,602.30 6 81,038.00 9.80

East Sussex 137,770.00 3 64,225.00 27,570.00

West Sussex ⁽¹⁴⁾— 1 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Warwickshire 1,184,781.31 21 695,571.00 81.00

Greater Manchester 12,555.50 2 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Wiltshire 333,946.83 26 138,086.47 56.16

West Midlands 234,076.50 5 148,445.00 130.00

South Yorkshire 18,124.00 2 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

West Yorkshire 3,754,328.57 33 738,685.00 764.00

North Yorkshire 123,412,102.97 1,053 2,190,020.00 23.00

Humberside 568,286.00 3 235,285.00 109,901.00

Powys 35,819,601.03 555 1,329,950.00 40.00

West Wales 380,071.45 12 74,258.00 2,672.00

North Wales 7,107,675.17 302 645,347.40 105.00

South Glamorgan 253,529.40 3 248,268.84 210.56

Mid Glamorgan 776,961.50 31 221,770.00 15.00

West Glamorgan 963,177.00 7 318,739.00 9,380.00

Gwent 10,737,131.53 178 705,029.75 50.00

Aberdeenshire ⁽¹⁴⁾— 1 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Angus 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Argyll ⁽¹⁴⁾— 1 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Ayrshire 647,526.36 19 234,885.00 550.00

Banffshire 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Berkwickshire 3,895,104.42 50 1,045,017.00 90.00

Arran/Bute 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Caithness 2,696.00 2 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Clackmannan 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Dumfries 94,444,874.28 1,045 4,677,100.00 22.00

Dunbarton 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

East Lothian 37,158.00 2 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Dundee and Fife 1,340.40 2 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Inverness 29,889.00 3 17,027.00 1,946.00

Kincardineshire 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Kinross 28,217.00 2 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Galloway 32,990,979.13 335 1,306,280.00 72.00

Lanarkshire 783,007.96 10 283,600.00 1,860.96

Mid Lothian ⁽¹⁴⁾— 1 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Moray 5,268.00 2 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Nairn ⁽¹⁴⁾— 1 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Orkney 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Peebles ⁽¹⁴⁾— 1 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Perth ⁽¹⁴⁾— 1 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Renfrewshire 21,954.00 2 ⁽¹⁴⁾— ⁽¹⁴⁾—

Western isles 163,237.00 4 133,604.00 150.00

Roxburghshire 15,181,075.21 130 3,235,910.00 75.00

Selkirkshire 643,001.65 8 229,860.00 2,115.00

Shetland 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

Stirlingshire 177,577.00 3 96,777.00 13,730.00

Sutherland 570,867.00 5 440,590.00 25.00

West Lothian 40,765.69 3 26,075.00 1,685.69

Wigtownshire 28,859,555.75 236 2,893,270.00 28.00

	Total amount paid (£)	Total number of payments	Highest payment (£)	Lowest payment (£)
Bedfordshire	⁽¹⁴⁾—	1	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Berkshire	358,516.80	5	339,205.00	176.80
Buckinghamshire	⁽¹⁴⁾—	1	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Cleveland	1,265,180.86	25	819,630.00	59.40
Cambridgeshire	⁽¹⁴⁾—	1	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Cheshire	3,479,640.04	64	397,811.00	110.00
Cornwall	2,355,459.44	45	857,377.80	25.00
Cumbria	413,101,243.16	4,314	3,612,788.74	10.00
Derbyshire	1,563,537.55	40	481,150.00	120.80
Devon	99,721,600.80	1,309	3,271,847.50	9.00
Dorset	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Durham	38,622,864.54	614	930,044.00	16.00
Essex	1,164,517.88	23	491,380.72	60.00
Gloucestershire	18,621,079.14	505	728,090.00	4.71
Hampshire	318,460.98	4	189,336.00	88.13
Isle of Wight	⁽¹⁴⁾—	1	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Hereford and Worcester	29,467,357.48	519	1,193,186.00	6.00
Hertfordshire	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Kent	1,422,856.36	17	347,220.00	1,882.00
Lancashire	44,343,985.76	343	1,218,555.00	10.00
Leicestershire	981,986.77	38	258,124.80	8.80
Lincolnshire	298,858.50	2	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Merseyside	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Greater London	265,868.80	6	93,550.00	56.00
Norfolk	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Northamptonshire	428,455.70	12	197,163.00	350.00
Tyne and Wear	704,300.20	28	241,467.00	180.00
Northumberland	45,153,557.05	529	1,337,600.00	35.00
Nottinghamshire	312,483.00	10	115,095.00	150.00
Oxfordshire	79,651.36	4	46,101.50	135.00
Avon	2,309,301.98	32	592,670.00	27.00
Shropshire	10,667,962.15	174	748,201.60	11.98
Somerset	4,143,804.89	87	645,435.00	31.50
Stafford	7,459,392.92	190	783,310.00	35.00
Suffolk	207,840.50	3	157,574.50	14,965.00
Scilly Isles	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Surrey	156,602.30	6	81,038.00	9.80
East Sussex	137,770.00	3	64,225.00	27,570.00
West Sussex	⁽¹⁴⁾—	1	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Warwickshire	1,184,781.31	21	695,571.00	81.00
Greater Manchester	12,555.50	2	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Wiltshire	333,946.83	26	138,086.47	56.16
West Midlands	234,076.50	5	148,445.00	130.00
South Yorkshire	18,124.00	2	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
West Yorkshire	3,754,328.57	33	738,685.00	764.00
North Yorkshire	123,412,102.97	1,053	2,190,020.00	23.00
Humberside	568,286.00	3	235,285.00	109,901.00
Powys	35,819,601.03	555	1,329,950.00	40.00
West Wales	380,071.45	12	74,258.00	2,672.00
North Wales	7,107,675.17	302	645,347.40	105.00
South Glamorgan	253,529.40	3	248,268.84	210.56
Mid Glamorgan	776,961.50	31	221,770.00	15.00
West Glamorgan	963,177.00	7	318,739.00	9,380.00
Gwent	10,737,131.53	178	705,029.75	50.00
Aberdeenshire	⁽¹⁴⁾—	1	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Angus	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Argyll	⁽¹⁴⁾—	1	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Ayrshire	647,526.36	19	234,885.00	550.00
Banffshire	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Berkwickshire	3,895,104.42	50	1,045,017.00	90.00
Arran/Bute	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Caithness	2,696.00	2	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Clackmannan	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Dumfries	94,444,874.28	1,045	4,677,100.00	22.00
Dunbarton	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
East Lothian	37,158.00	2	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Dundee and Fife	1,340.40	2	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Inverness	29,889.00	3	17,027.00	1,946.00
Kincardineshire	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Kinross	28,217.00	2	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Galloway	32,990,979.13	335	1,306,280.00	72.00
Lanarkshire	783,007.96	10	283,600.00	1,860.96
Mid Lothian	⁽¹⁴⁾—	1	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Moray	5,268.00	2	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Nairn	⁽¹⁴⁾—	1	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Orkney	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Peebles	⁽¹⁴⁾—	1	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Perth	⁽¹⁴⁾—	1	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Renfrewshire	21,954.00	2	⁽¹⁴⁾—	⁽¹⁴⁾—
Western isles	163,237.00	4	133,604.00	150.00
Roxburghshire	15,181,075.21	130	3,235,910.00	75.00
Selkirkshire	643,001.65	8	229,860.00	2,115.00
Shetland	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Stirlingshire	177,577.00	3	96,777.00	13,730.00
Sutherland	570,867.00	5	440,590.00	25.00
West Lothian	40,765.69	3	26,075.00	1,685.69
Wigtownshire	28,859,555.75	236	2,893,270.00	28.00

⁽¹⁴⁾ Payment details have been omitted where the number of payments is so small that they could lead to the identification of individual payments

27 Nov 2001 : Column: 837W

Mr. Roger Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in how many infected premises in Powys in the foot and mouth outbreak samples from animals diagnosed as having foot and mouth disease were taken and tested in a laboratory for foot and mouth disease virus or antibodies; how many of those samples proved positive; and, where samples were not taken, what were the reasons for samples not being collected. [12759]

Mr. Morley: There have been 70 foot and mouth (FMD) infected premises recorded in Powys. Of the 63 premises where samples were taken for laboratory testing, 44 were considered positive for FMD. In the early stages of the outbreak laboratory resources were limited. In cases where clear clinical signs of FMD were observed and where disease had already been confirmed in the locality, it is possible that samples were not requested.

Note: A negative laboratory result does not mean that infection was absent. Each case is confirmed on the basis of a clinical diagnosis of FMD by the vet on farm, supported by convincing clinical evidence.

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many compensation payments in the foot and mouth epidemic were (a) over £1 million, (b) between £500,000 and £1 million, (c) between £250,000 and £500,000 and (d) between £100,000 and £250,000. [15583]

27 Nov 2001 : Column: 838W

Mr. Morley: As of 20 November, the following payments have been made:

(a) 41 payments over £1 million;

(b) 278 payments between £500,000 and £1 million;

(d) 1,633 payments between £100,000 and £250,000.

Mr. Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cases of fraudulent claims have been proven against farmers during the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. [15366]

Mr. Morley [holding answer 16 November 2001]: So far as claims made to the Department are concerned, a number are under investigation but none has so far been proven.

Mrs. Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list by county the number of cases of resistance by farmers to culling during the foot and mouth outbreak which led directly to a spread of the virus among livestock. [15036]

Mr. Morley: This information is not available. What is clear is that in some cases the disputes led to delays which in turn may have led to further spread of the disease. I refer to the comments made by my right hon.

27 Nov 2001 : Column: 839W

Friend the Secretary of State during the Second Reading debate on the Animal Health Bill on 12 November 2001, Official Report, columns 577–78.

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she will publish the findings on the source of the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom. [16717]

Mr. Morley: A report by the Chief Veterinary Officer will be published. This will be submitted to the independent inquiry, headed by Dr. Anderson, which is looking into the 'lessons to be learned' aspect of the outbreak. It will then be considered as part of the inquiry's overall work. The recommendations of the inquiry are expected to be published during summer 2002.

Patrick Mercer: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent progress her Department has made with the disposal of carcases infected with foot and mouth disease. [18021]

Mr. Morley: There have been no outbreaks of foot and mouth disease since 30 September so there have been no infected carcases since then for disposal.

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