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Proceeding contribution from Hilary Benn (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 17 October 2007. It occurred during Opposition day on Foot and Mouth/Bluetongue.


Foot and Mouth/Bluetongue

It is true that the Treasury reserve met the costs in 2001, because the sheer scale of the outbreak and the costs incurred meant that no other budget—that is, of the former Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or of the devolved Administrations—could possibly have coped with paying for the measures that it was decided needed to put in place at that time. That is the fundamental difference.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
464 c862 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Inspections Diseases Disease control Foot and mouth disease Livestock Standards Laboratories Bluetongue disease
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk