Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Monday, 7 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 February 2005. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Thursday, 10 February 2005 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, what changes she plans to introduce to compensation arrangements for farm animals destroyed in epidemics. (Failed OPQ).

Answer: Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what changes she plans to introduce to compensation arrangements for farm animals destroyed in epidemics. [215611] Mr. Bradshaw: In the long term it is our aim to rationalise compensation arrangements for all notifiable animal diseases. As a first stage, we hope to rationalise the compensation arrangements for four cattle diseases, namely bovine TB, brucellosis, enzootic bovine leucosis and BSE, later this year.

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