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Written question asked by Peter Ainsworth (Conservative) on Friday, 14 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 January 2002. It was answered by Baroness Beckett (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 January 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, in how many confirmed cases of foot and mouth disease samples were subjected to laboratory testing. - Including figure. (Holding answer 19 December 2001).
Answer

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in how many confirmed cases of foot and mouth disease samples were subjected to laboratory testing. [24090] Margaret Beckett: [holding answer 19 December 2001]: Samples were taken for laboratory testing from 1,728 premises which are confirmed as infected premises. Source: DEFRA Disease Control System database as at 17:00 17 December 2001.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24090; 377 c909W;377 c912W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Blood Disease control Foot and mouth disease Livestock Laboratories Testing Veterinary services Veterinary medicine
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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