Written question asked by Lord Bradley (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Monday, 1 October 2007.

Agriculture: Defra Leaflets

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:Which government bodies and non-governmental bodies are issuing Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs leaflets, Do you know what's happening in your feed store? and, Bovine TB: Do you know how to reduce your risk?; and how many farmers have received each of these leaflets since their publication.

Answer: Since publication earlier this year, these leaflets have been made available free of charge via those organisations involved in drawing up the advice—the National Farmers’ Union, the British Cattle Veterinary Association, the Soil Association, the Wildlife Trusts, the Central Science Laboratory, Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government. The leaflets were also made available at Defra’s ““Give Disease the Boot”” roadshows at livestock markets around England in the spring and are available to download from Defra’s website. It is not possible accurately to identify how many farmers have received the leaflets. However, we do know that, as of 31 July 2007, over 3,700 copies of Do you know what’s happening in your feed store? and over 1,950 copies of Bovine TB: Do you know how to reduce your risk? have been distributed, largely via the organisations listed above.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 5176; 694 c239-40WA
Session: 2006-07
Notes: Answer received between Monday 17 September and Friday 21 September 2007.
Subjects: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Disease control Leaflets Farmers Bovine tuberculosis
Contains statistics: Yes
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