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How they reconcile the statement by Baroness Hayman on 3 May 2001 at 624 c1957, that 'there is no longer any backlog of animals awaiting disposal anywhere in Great Britain' with the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food daily situation report on the 4 May which stated that as of...

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

624 c426WA; HL 2126

House

House of Lords

Hayman, Baroness

Further to the statement by Baroness Hayman on 3 May 2001 at 624 c1957, that 'there are small numbers of animals awaiting slaughter', whether they consider the figure of 112,000 animals awaiting slaughter, given in the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food daily situation report of 4 May represents a...

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

624 c426-7WA; HL 2127

House

House of Lords

Hayman, Baroness

What has been the average time in Cumbria between notification and veterinary confirmation, veterinary confirmation and slaughter, and slaughter and disposal in each of the weeks of the current foot and mouth crisis. [HL 1699]. - Includes table.

Asked by

Lord Inglewood (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

HL 1699; 624 c428WA

House

House of Lords

Hayman, Baroness

In which areas the 24-hour slaughter deadline is currently being met; and in which areas the further 24-hour carcass disposal policy is being met. [HL 1765]. - Includes table.

Asked by

Lord Marlesford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

HL 1765; 624 c429WA

House

House of Lords

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many farm animal carcasses were disposed of in Devon on each of the days from 16th to 25th April; and at what locations these farm animal carcasses were disposed of during this period. - Inc table (Holding answer 30 April...

Asked by

Lord Burnett (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 April 2001

For answer on

11 May 2001

Answered on

11 May 2001

Mr. Burnett: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farm animal carcases were disposed of in Devon on each of the days from 16 to 25 April; and at what locations these farm animal carcases were disposed of during this period. [R] [159589] Ms Quin: [holding answer 30 April 2001]: The table shows the number of carcases disposed of in Devon on the days in question: Cattle, sheep and pig carcases disposed of in Devon _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Date Number 16 April 5,857 17 April 2,326 18 April 8,523 19 April 2,762 20 April 10,864 21 April 16,513 22 April 20,130 23 April 67,084 24 April 21,300 25 April 13,984 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Carcases in this period were disposed of through rendering by J. L. Thomas of Exeter and Peninsular Proteins of Great Torrington and on-farm burning at 48 premises.

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c476W; 159589

House

House of Commons

Hayman, Baroness

Further to the Statement by the Baroness Hayman on 9 April 2001 at 624 c1013, how many animals, species by species, are awaiting slaughter under the livestock animal welfare disposal scheme. [HL 1789]. - Includes table and fact that a daily report of progress under this scheme is available in...

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

HL 1789; 624 c425-6WA

House

House of Lords

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if civilians and other staff working at Throckmorton airfield on the disposal of carcasses (a) have contact with other livestock in other locations or (b) live on a livestock farm; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figure.

Asked by

Peter Luff (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c470-1W;368 c471W; 158566

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if it is his policy to dispose of carcases from Devon at the Throckmorton airfield site; and if he will make a statement; when he will provide a substantive reply to the questions from the honourable Member for Mid Worcestershire, to...

Asked by

Peter Luff (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c497W;368 c499W; 159270;160110

House

House of Commons

Hayman, Baroness

Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman on 2 May 2001 at 624 c270WA, when the policy of disinfecting stock before burning was announced; how it was disseminated to farmers; and what checks have been made to ensure that all stocks were sprayed before being burned; and Whether there...

Asked by

Lord Maclennan of Rogart (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

HL 2090; 624 c432-3WA

House

House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much radioactive nuclear waste was (a) pumped and (b) dumped into the Irish Sea in (i) 1970 to 1979, (ii) 1980 to 1989, (iii) 1990 to 1999 and (iv) 2000 to date. - Includes ref to...

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 December 2000

For answer on

11 May 2001

Answered on

11 May 2001

Mr. Fearn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much radioactive nuclear waste was (a) pumped and (b) dumped into the Irish Sea in (i) 1970 to 1979, (ii) 1980 to 1989, (iii) 1990 to 1999 and (iv) 2000 to date. [143160] Mr. Meacher: Annual discharge data for the years 1970 to 1994, for nuclear sites in the UK, are contained in Government reports on radioactivity in the marine environment as follows: Radiobiological Laboratory Technical Report, Radioactivity in Surface and Coastal Waters of the British Isles, MAFF. Annual publication, 1966-1976. Aquatic Environment Monitoring Report, Radioactivity in Surface and Coastal Waters of the British Isles, MAFF. Annual publication, 1977-1994. I am arranging for copies of these reports to be placed in the Libraries of the House. Data for the years 1995 to 1999 are contained in the annual publication "Radioactivity in Food and the Environment", copies of which are in the House of Commons Library. Data for 2000 will be published in due course. I am commissioning work to be done on collating this information in the form requested. The UK ceased all sea dumping of radioactive waste from 1982. The issue of dumping of radioactive waste in Beaufort's Dyke and other parts of the Irish Sea prior to that date was addressed by the then Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr. Rooker), his answers of 1 July 1997, Official Report, columns 158-60W, 30 July 1997, Official Report, columns 322-24W, and 24 November 1997, Official Report, columns 409-10W.

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c377W; 143160

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the landfill sites in Surrey, Sussex and Kent that have been allocated to take animal carcasses as a result of the foot and mouth crisis; when he will reply to the question from the honourable Member for...

Asked by

Nick Gibb (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c477W;368 c479W; 157602;160922

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if for official statistical purposes the definition of foot and mouth carcass disposal has changed since 20th February. - (Holding answer 3 May 2001).

Asked by

Tim Yeo (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c480W;368 c481W; 160215

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many landfill sites in the North Wiltshire consituency he intends to use for the burial of carcases; how many such carcasses there will be; and from where they will be transported. - Includes figures.

Asked by

James Gray (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c465W;368 c466W; 157546

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what sites are being considered in Herefordshire for the burial of slaughtered livestock; and if he will make a statement; what consultations he has had with (a) Herefordshire Council, (b) local parish councils and (c) local NFU representatives on the location...

Asked by

Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c466W;368 c467W; 157249;157250

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the (a) disposal methods being employed and (b) length of time taken to dispose of animal carcasses slaughtered as part of the control of foot and mouth disease in Worcestershire; what plans he has...

Asked by

Peter Luff (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 March 2001

For answer on

11 May 2001

Answered on

11 May 2001

Mr. Luff: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will make a statement on the (a) disposal methods being employed and (b) length of time taken to dispose of animal carcasses slaughtered as part of the control of foot and mouth disease in Worcestershire; [155161] (2) what plans he has to use additional sites in Worcestershire for the disposal of culled animals; [156986] (3) when disposal of carcasses will begin at the Waresley landfill site in Worcestershire; for how long the site will be used for this purpose; and how many animals he anticipates will be disposed of at the site. [157699] Ms Quin: We will continue to use all safe disposal methods available to us. At present the main options are burial or burning on farm, incineration in authorised incinerators, rendering, disposal in specially identified landfill or mass burial sites, or burning in mass burning sites. Commercial landfill sites are used primarily for the disposal of animals slaughtered under the Livestock Disposal (Welfare) Scheme. In Worcestershire, there are no suitable incinerators or rendering facilities, so these are not options. Although the Waresley site in Worcestershire has been approved by the Environment Agency for carcass disposal, there are no plans at the present time to use this site. There is a mass burial site currently being used, at Throckmorton airfield. There are currently no plans to use additional sites in Worcestershire. With the help of the armed forces, we have been able to reduce significantly the time taken to dispose of carcases in the majority of cases. The statistics collected for Hereford and Worcester show that for animals slaughtered in this area in the week commencing 22 April, the average time taken to dispose of carcases was 28 hours.

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c463W;368 c463-4W; 155161;156986;157699

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, for what reason liquid animal waste from animal carcasses was dumped in the Irish Sea in the period 1st February to 30th April as a result of the foot and mouth disease outbreak; and if he will...

Asked by

Eddie McGrady (Social Democratic & Labour Party)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 May 2001

For answer on

11 May 2001

Answered on

11 May 2001

Mr. McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) for what reason liquid animal waste from animal carcases was dumped in the Irish sea in the period 1 February to 30 April as a result of the foot and mouth disease outbreak; and if he will make a statement; [161045] (2) what the (a) geographical origin and (b) volume is of the liquid waste from animal carcases which has been dumped in the Irish sea as a result of the foot and mouth disease outbreak; [161044] (3) what action he is taking to prevent the further dumping of liquid waste from animal carcases into the Irish sea; and if he will make a statement; [161046] Mr. Meacher: The waste effluent in question has arisen from two sources, the Great Orton mass burial site in Cumbria and the Birkshaw mass burial site, near Lockerbie in Dunfriesshire. The waste effluent consists of the natural breakdown products which occur as the carcases decompose, primarily blood, fats, grease etc. Both the mass disposal sites in question are operated on the "containment principle". As a result, it is an essential part of the site operation that effluents are removed from the disposal cells in order to prevent pollution of local surface and groundwaters, and to be treated at appropriate facilities. In the case of the Great Orton waste effluent, it is removed from the disposal cells and is then treated on site by means of ph adjustment to ensure that no active foot and mouth virus remains before being sent to Workington Wastewater Treatment Works (WTW). Like abattoir waste, this effluent is a readily biodegradable material and as such ideal for treatment at the WTW facilities. On discharge to the WTW it receives a dilution equivalent to 1 in 400 with the sewage already at the works for treatment. At the point of the consented discharge from the WTW to the Irish Sea, via a long sea outfall, it is estimated that a further dilution rate of 1 in 10,000 occurs and a dilution rate of 1 in 100,000 upon reaching the coastline. At this point that would equate to a total dilution rate of 1 in 40 million. This represents zero impact on human health. The criteria for selection of Workington WTW as the appropriate facility to receive this waste were as follows: The rate of effluent production. The available facilities capable of receiving such material. The proximity of such facilities to the site of production. The most practicable environmental solution given the nature of the foot and mouth crisis. As a consequence and following discussion between MAFF, Environment Agency and United Utilities the Workington facility was identified as the best practicable environmental option in the circumstances. The Environment Agency has made it clear to both MAFF, who operate the Great Orton site, and to United Utilities, who operate the Workington WTW, that the use of this works as a means of effluent disposal could only be considered as a short-term disposal option. In the medium to long term more sophisticated and robust treatment facilities must be developed on the Great Orton site in order to pre-treat the effluents and reduce their biological strength before they leave the site. This combined with the natural reduction in effluent strength as the rate of decomposition slows in the site will greatly increase the available range of off-site treatment options as an alternative to discharging to the Irish Sea. Removal of effluent from Great Orton to Workington WTW began on 6 April 2001. As of the 9 May 2001, 8,900 cubic metres of effluent had been removed to Workington WTW. Effluent from the Birkshaw mass burial site in Dumfriesshire is removed from the site for the same reasons as at Great Orton. It is also subject to the same virus control measures which ensures that no active virus leaves the site. In this case the effluent is taken to a licensed waste management facility near Workington, operated by ALCO Waste Management Ltd. The site is licensed to receive such wastes under the terms of its waste management licence conditions. The effluent is deposited into the landfill site where the natural biological processes taking place within the site begin the treatment of the effluent. All effluents from the site are then subject to further treatment, in the site's purpose built effluent treatment facility, before being discharged to foul sewer under and in accordance with the terms of a trade effluent consent issued by United Utilities. The site began receiving effluent on the 18 April 2001. To date, 5,000 cubic metres have been received. The Environment Agency has undertaken monitoring of the effluents, sampling at the marine outfalls, carried out coastal surveys and arranged for aerial photographs to be taken of the discharges. To date, no environmental impact has been observed but the position will be kept under observation.

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c381-2W; 161045;161044;161046

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what the cost is of the burial ground being constructed at Petrockstow, Devon. - Inc fig. (Holding answer 9 May 2001).

Asked by

Lord Burnett (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

160655; 368 c481W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment has been made and testing carried out to ascertain the levels of dioxins and furans present on agricultural land in proximity to the sites of pyres for the incineration of dead livestock, and in particular in respect of the...

Asked by

Dominic Grieve (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 April 2001

For answer on

11 May 2001

Answered on

11 May 2001

Mr. Grieve: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment has been made and testing carried out to ascertain the levels of dioxins and furans present on agricultural land in proximity to the sites of pyres for the incineration of dead livestock, and in particular in respect of the presence of TCDDs and TCDFs; and if he will make a statement. [159851] Ms Quin: [holding answer 1 May 2001]: The Department of Health has recently published a risk assessment "Foot and Mouth--Effects on health of Emissions from Pyres Used for Disposal of Animals" available on www.doh.gov.uk. The risk assessment provides estimates of the release of dioxins and other air pollutants from pyres and predicted concentrations in air. The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions has undertaken monitoring of dioxins, furans and other air pollutants in the vicinity of some larger pyres, being used to dispose of animal carcases. Some local authorities have also instigated such monitoring. In addition the Environment Agency have assisted Government by monitoring and modelling air pollution in the vicinity of pyres. An initial assessment by the Food Standards Agency suggests that the dioxins deposited onto farmland near pyres will lead to only a small increase to the current levels of dioxins in food. The Food Standards Agency will measure dioxins in agricultural produce, grass and soil in the vicinity of pyres as part of a concerted programme of monitoring with the Environment Agency. The results will be used to inform decisions about the safety of livestock grazing pasture and the growing of other crops.

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c479W;368 c480-1W; 159851

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much has been spent by his Department on removing litter and debris from the side of the A1 in each of the last four years; how much was spent by his Department in each of the...

Asked by

Archie Norman (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c379W; 159195;159196

House

House of Commons

Hayman, Baroness

Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman on 2 May 2001 at 624 c270WA, when the research into the effects of quicklime on carcasses was done; and by whom. [HL 2093].

Asked by

Lord Maclennan of Rogart (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

HL 2093; 624 c433WA

House

House of Lords

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