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 evidence she has collated of the pollution of (a) watercourses and (b) groundwater by on-farm burials of fallen stock in each year since 1999.

Answer: Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what evidence she has collated of the pollution of (a) watercourses and (b) groundwater by on-farm burials of fallen stock in each year since 1999. [223838] Mr. Bradshaw :[holding answer 24 March 2005]: None. However, the Environment Agency is often involved with carcases found in or near to watercourses and it has no direct evidence to show that on-farm burial in the past has caused reportable pollution problems.

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