Written question asked by Bill Wiggin (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 October 2004. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Monday, 11 October 2004 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, how much the British Cattle Movement Organisation cost in each year since 2000. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the British Cattle Movement Organisation cost in each year since 2000. [189627] Alun Michael: The costs of running the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) which runs the Cattle Tracing System, in each year since 2000 are set out in the following table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 2000-01 13.40 2001-02 14.24 2002-03 15.79 2003-041 15.39 2004-05 214.50 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The BCMS merged with the Rural Payments Agency on 1 April 2003. 2 Projection to year end.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 425 c84-5W; 189627
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Operating costs Cattle tracing system British Cattle Movement Service
Contains statistics: Yes
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