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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much money has been spent on (a) testing and (b) investigating TB in cattle in (i) Gloucestershire and (ii) the UK in each of the last four years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. [66510] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 2 July 2002]: The information requested is not available on a UK-wide basis. Total expenditure on TB controls, including testing, and research in GB between 1998-99 and 2000-01 is set out in the table. The information is not available by county. Prior to 1998-99 a different method was used to collate the statistics. Therefore we are unable to provide expenditure for four years except at disproportionate cost. Figures for 2001-02 are not yet finalised. Breakdown of the Government's expenditure on tackling TB in cattle £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Expenditure category 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 TB controls, including TB testing 16.8 27.1 20.8 Research including badger culling 8.0 11.1 15.1 trial, other research and Veterinary Laboratory Agency contracts Total 24.8 38.2 35.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

66510; 388 c380W;388 c378W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Cattle Disease control Research Testing Bovine tuberculosis Gloucestershire

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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