Bovine Tuberculosis

House of Lords written question – answered at on 22 June 2009.

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Photo of Lord Burnett Lord Burnett Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much compensation has been paid to farmers over the past 10 financial years for the slaughter of cattle infected or suspected of being infected with tuberculosis.

Photo of Lord Davies of Oldham Lord Davies of Oldham Deputy Chief Whip (House of Lords), HM Household, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords) , Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (and Deputy Chief Whip)

The table below shows the total amount of compensation paid to farmers in England in each of the past 10 financial years for cattle compulsorily slaughtered for bovine tuberculosis control reasons.

Year Compensation paid* £m
2008-09** 33.1
2007-08 16.8
2006-07 14.5
2005-06 33.2
2004-05 24.1
2003-04 24.4
2002-03 24.7
2001-02 6.2
2000-01 5.6
1999-00 4.8

* Compensation includes payments to farmers for "reactors" and "direct contact" animals which are compulsorily slaughtered. This data have been taken from the Defra Oracle Financial System.

** Data are provisional and subject to change.

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