Written question asked by Andrew Turner (Conservative) on Monday, 21 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 April 2005. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 4 April 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the average cost to public funds of subsidising the collection of one (a) beef carcass, (b) sheep carcass and (c) horse carcass in each county of England in the 2004-05 financial year.

Answer: Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the cost to public funds of subsidising the collection of one (a) beef carcass, (b) sheep carcass and (c) horse carcass in each county of England in the 2004-05 financial year. [223836] Mr. Bradshaw: [holding answer 24 March 2005]: The information is not available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the latest total figures for the Government contribution to collection costs under the National Fallen Stock Scheme for the UK as a whole from 22 November 2004 to date is as follows: (a) bovine carcases £162,094; (b) sheep carcases £198,929; (c) horse carcases £0 ( horses are not eligible for support under the scheme).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1083-4W; 223836
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Costs Cattle Horses Livestock Waste disposal Sheep National fallen stock collection and disposal scheme
Contains statistics: Yes
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