Written question asked by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Monday, 23 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 May 2001. It was answered by Baroness Quin (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 May 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many farms have had animals slaughtered on suspicion of foot and mouth disease in (a) Worcestershire and (b) the United Kingdom; and how many animals have been destroyed in the course of the current outbreak. - Includes table and figure. (Holding answer 26 April 2001).

Answer: Mr. Luff: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farms have had animals slaughtered on suspicion of foot and mouth disease in (a) Worcestershire and (b) the United Kingdom; and how many animals have been destroyed in the course of the current outbreak. [158988] Ms Quin: [holding answer 26 April 2001]: Since the start of the outbreak of the 2001 epidemic of foot and mouth disease the following numbers of premises have had animals slaughtered on suspicion of foot and mouth disease. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Farms Animals Hereford and Worcestershire 12 10,901 Great Britain{1} 141 72,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Does not include Northern Ireland The total number of animals slaughtered since the start of the outbreak as of 1 May is 2,382,000 animals.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 158988; 368 c239-40W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Farms Disease control Foot and mouth disease Livestock Worcestershire
Contains statistics: Yes
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