Foot and Mouth Disease: Cleansing and Disinfection

House of Lords written question – answered at on 2 May 2002.

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Photo of Baroness Byford Baroness Byford Conservative

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many cleaning and disinfecting payments arising from the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease are still outstanding; and whether they will list the numbers and payments that are outstanding by month due.

Photo of Lord Whitty Lord Whitty Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

From information held centrally, the estimated cost currently of cleansing and disinfection arising from the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak is £280 million. This figure is subject to change because contractual arrangements involve accounting and auditing processes whereby invoices are received and must be verified and agreed by Defra. This is an on-going process. When complete I shall place a final cost figure for cleansing and disinfection in connection with the FMD outbreak in the Library of the House.

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