Written question asked by Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 28 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 March 2002. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 25 March 2002 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, where the Hawnby sheep originally came from; and what steps she is taking to test the original flock for foot and mouth. - Including figure.

Answer: Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs where the Hawnby sheep originally came from; and what steps she is taking to test the original flock for foot and mouth. [40700] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 5 March 2002]: Three farms provided sheep to restock the Hawnby premises. They were in the Bosall, Helmsley and Hawnby areas of North Yorkshire. At the time the Hawnby sheep came under suspicion on 26 February, the source farms were immediately placed under Form D restrictions and a Veterinary Clinical Inspection was carried out on the stock. No signs of foot and mouth disease were found. Restrictions remained in place until after the restrictions on the Hawnby flock were lifted following negative results. There was no basis for further testing on the farms of sheep origin.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 40700; 382 c735-6W;382 c731W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Disease control Foot and mouth disease Testing Sheep North Yorkshire
Contains statistics: Yes
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