Ministerial statement on Monday, 8 October 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Rooker.

Foot and Mouth Disease and Bluetongue

Lords statement on foot and mouth disease and bluetongue.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 695 c41-55
Session: 2006-07
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Rooker | 695 c41-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with permission, I should like to repeat a Statement made another place by my right honour...; Baroness Masham of Ilton | 695 c53 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as I have rare breed breeding sheep going to Murton market on Saturd...; Lord Rooker | 695 c52-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall take the last point first because it hinges on the answer that I gave to the noble...; Lord Livsey of Talgarth | 695 c51-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I sympathise with the Minister as it is every Defra Minister’s nightmare to have a foot an...; Lord Rooker | 695 c51 (Link to this contribution) No, my Lords, because then I would be making exactly the same mistake as happened in the last foot a...; Baroness Shephard of Northwold | 695 c51 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister mentioned his visit to Newmarket to talk to farmers from Norfolk and Suffolk ...; Lord Rooker | 695 c50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I cannot answer precisely the initial question asked by the noble Countess with regard to ...; Countess of Mar | 695 c49-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister has just mentioned making decisions based on science. Could he explain why Pi...; Lord Rooker | 695 c47-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank both noble Lords who during the course of their remarks have paid tribute to the v...; Lord Redesdale | 695 c46-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. I, too, declare an interest: I own two t...; Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 695 c44-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement made by the Secretary of State, Mr Benn, ...; Lord Blaker | 695 c54 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if I may add to what I said, it is very difficult indeed to get insurance for these things...; Lord Rooker | 695 c54 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on the last point, external lawyers and representatives are looking at these reports. Ever...; Lord Rooker | 695 c55 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have to be brief, because we are nearly at the time limit. I hope that I have covered th...; Lord Plumb | 695 c54-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his Statement. He will be aware, of course, that farmers will be ...; Baroness Masham of Ilton | 695 c53 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister not realise that for the breeding people this is the crucial time when t...; Lord Rooker | 695 c53 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on the latter point, I am afraid that I do not know the sex of the midges, but I know that...; Lord Blaker | 695 c53-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a farmer in West Sussex, which, as everybody knows, is the county...; Lord Rooker | 695 c53 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, even if foot and mouth and bluetongue were put to bed today, this will affect us for month...
Subjects: Bureaucracy Finance Exports Disease control Foot and mouth disease Government assistance Livestock Meat Marketing Transport Hill farming Beef East of England Livestock industry Institute for Animal Health Surrey Bluetongue disease National fallen stock collection and disposal scheme
Contains statistics: Yes
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Foot and Mouth Disease and Bluetongue

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