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Foot and Mouth
Lord Willoughby de Broke asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will provide a week-by-week breakdown from 20 February of the numbers of:
(a) diagnosed foot and mouth cases;
(b) farms (as holdings) on which foot and mouth disease was confirmed and animals slaughtered;
(c) farms (as holdings) on which animals were slaughtered as "dangerous contacts"; and
(d) farms (as holdings) on which animals were slaughtered "on suspicion". [HL247]
Lord Whitty: Slaughter is complete on all holdings where foot and mouth disease has been confirmed, up to the week ending 15 July.
339 dangerous contact cases have been converted to infected premises. These premises are also included in the table answering parts (a) and (b) of the question.
Seventy-six slaughter on suspicion cases have been converted to infected premises. These premises are also included in the table answering parts (a) and (b) of the question.
Lord Willoughby de Broke asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Whitty: The table below shows the weekly breakdown of slaughter on suspicion cases and the number of those that were subsequently converted to IPs on the receipt of positive test results.
Lord Willoughby de Broke asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Whitty: The following table shows contiguous premises identified by week, and of these the number that have converted to infected premises. Conversion was in the main due to diagnosis on clinical grounds.
There may have been livestock on some contiguous premises that were infected, but clinical symptoms were not present at slaughter. As it has not been possible to take blood samples from livestock slaughtered on all contiguous premises, it is impossible to estimate the overall proportion of CPs that were infected.
Lord Willoughby de Broke asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Whitty: The table below shows the number of infected premises (IPs) which were initially reported by private veterinary surgeons, on a weekly basis from 19 February 2001.
It is not possible to provide figures for the total number of farms where notifications of suspected foot and mouth disease were received from private veterinary surgeons. DEFRA does not hold centrally collated records of cases reported by private vets which are concluded not to have foot and mouth disease.
Baroness Masham of Ilton asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Whitty: The number of sheep recorded as slaughtered as a result of foot and mouth disease is not broken down into lambs, ewes and rams. The total
Lord Whitty: The sampling of human subjects who have been in contact with animals infected with the foot and mouth disease virus, showed that the virus could be recovered from the nose, throat, saliva and from air expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking and breathing. In the majority of subjects, the virus could not be recovered from the nose after 3.5 hours but in one case, virus was found in one person's nose after 28 hours.
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Whitty: The Government have no plans to review the Deer Act 1991. The Government understand that the Savage report was commissioned by the National Trust. It is therefore for the National Trust to decide what action it wishes to take on the report's recommendations. The Government have given support to the deer initiative and believe that local deer management groups have an important role in deer management.
Baroness Byford asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Whitty: Estimates were prepared in 1998 to illustrate possible costs for notional average farms of reducing diffuse pollution. These assumed an average compliance cost of approximately £175 per hectare per annum for arable land and £117 per hectare per annum for grassland. These costs would be incurred annually from 2012 at the latest, when all measures required by the directive have to be operational.
These figures did not relate to actual costs to farmers necessary to meet the directive's objectives in relation to specific measures to control agricultural pollution. This is because the need for, and use of such additional measures, has yet to be decided. The figures were based on data from a range of area-based schemes to compensate farmers for income lost as a result of changes to agricultural practice. The amount of compensation awarded provided an indication of the costs to farmers of implementing best agricultural management schemes in order to reduce pollution.
The estimated average compliance costs do not apply to all farms and should not be assumed to apply to the whole area of any farm where a reduction in diffuse pollution was judged to be necessary. This is because action should not be required on all farms to meet the directive's objectives, nor the whole area of every farm where some action is needed.
The above costings therefore remain fairly speculative in nature and the Government recognise the need to update them where possible. A more accurate assessment of costs to different farm types will be possible once the Government have assessed what are the full range of additional measures necessary to address diffuse pollution from agriculture, and to what extent they would need to be used to meet the directive's objectives by 2015. The Government plan to consult on the need for additional measures in England to control diffuse agricultural pollution and other implementation issues later this year or early in 2002. Revised costings can then be provided alongside the publication of the draft implementing regulations for the directive in 2002 or early 2003. In the meantime, the Government are considering what more can be done to update and improve the 1998 estimates.
Week ending Total
25 Feb 2001 13
4 Mar 2001 66
11 Mar 2001 126
18 Mar 2001 151
25 Mar 2001 298
1 Apr 2001 290
8 Apr 2001 225
15 Apr 2001 175
22 Apr 2001 104
29 Apr 2001 67
6 May 2001 46
13 May 2001 33
20 May 2001 24
27 May 2001 33
3 Jun 2001 44
10 Jun 2001 28
17 Jun 2001 34
24 Jun 2001 22
1 Jul 2001 21
8 Jul 2001 23
15 Jul 2001 25
Total 1,1848
Week ending Total
25 Feb 2001 25
04 Mar 2001 318
11 Mar 2001 325
18 Mar 2001 337
25 Mar 2001 337
01 Apr 2001 933
08 Apr 2001 938
15 Apr 2001 935
22 Apr 2001 397
29 Apr 2001 207
06 May 2001 108
13 May 2001 107
20 May 2001 74
27 May 2001 82
03 Jun 2001 122
10 Jun 2001 96
17 Jun 2001 108
24 Jun 2001 69
01 Jul 2001 62
08 Jul 2001 79
15 Jul 2001 60
Total 6,053
Week ending Total
04 Mar 2001 2
11 Mar 2001 3
25 Mar 2001 12
01 Apr 2001 43
08 Apr 2001 36
15 Apr 2001 41
22 Apr 2001 43
29 Apr 2001 25
06 May 2001 23
13 May 2001 19
20 May 2001 6
27 May 2001 9
03 Jun 2001 2
10 Jun 2001 7
17 Jun 2001 5
24 Jun 2001 6
01 Jul 2001 5
08 Jul 2001 5
15 Jul 2001 3
Total 295
Whether they will provide a week-by-week breakdown since 20 February of the number of cases of "slaughter on suspicion" and the number of those subsequently confirmed as infected with foot and mouth disease.[HL248]
24 Jul 2001 : Column WA227
Week Ending Total number of SOS cases Number converted to IPs
04/03/2001 2 --
11/03/2001 3 --
25/03/2001 14 --
01/04/2001 43 11
08/04/2001 37 7
15/04/2001 41 7
22/04/2001 45 16
29/04/2001 26 6
06/05/2001 23 3
13/05/2001 23 3
20/05/2001 6 2
27/05/2001 9 3
03/06/2001 2 1
10/06/2001 7 5
17/06/2001 5 2
24/06/2001 7 3
01/07/2001 5 1
08/07/2001 5 3
15/07/2001 5 3
Total 308 76
Whether they will provide a week-by-week breakdown since 20 February of the number of farms slaughtered out under the "contiguous cull" regime and the number of those subsequently confirmed as infected with foot and mouth disease.[HL249]
Week end New contiguous premises Contiguous premises converted to infected premises
25/02/2001 7 0
04/03/2001 29 1
11/03/2001 28 2
18/03/2001 77 6
25/03/2001 222 4
01/04/2001 451 21
08/04/2001 410 12
15/04/2001 457 28
22/04/2001 161 9
29/04/2001 92 4
06/05/2001 59 1
13/05/2001 91 3
20/05/2001 69 3
27/05/2001 78 5
03/06/2001 122 8
10/06/2001 93 10
17/06/2001 105 11
24/06/2001 63 7
01/07/2001 63 7
08/07/2001 64 5
15/07/2001 57 8
Grand Total 2798 155
Whether they will provide a week-by-week breakdown, since 20 February, of the number of farms where notifications of suspected foot and mouth disease were received from private vets; and how many of these were subsequently served with "infected place" notices and slaughtered out. [HL250]
Week ending Number of IPs
25 February 2
4 March 5
11 March 6
18 March 2
25 March 8
1 April 5
8 April 2
15 April 2
22 April 1
29 April 2
6 May 2
13 May 0
20 May 0
27 May 2
3 June 3
10 June 1
17 June 0
24 June 2
1 July 1
8 July 1
15 July 0
What is the number of sheep affected by foot and mouth disease broken down into lambs, ewes and rams; and what for each group are the numbers of (a) animals culled, (b) dangerous contacts and (c) infected premises.[HL531]
(a) total number of sheep slaughtered as a result of foot and mouth disease: 2,883,338;
(b) number of sheep slaughtered on dangerous contact premises: 1,940,544;
(c) number of sheep slaughtered on infected premises: 844,564.
Baroness Masham of Ilton asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether any of the viruses which cause foot and mouth disease can survive in people's noses; if so, for how long; and whether foot and mouth disease can be transmitted by sneezing.[HL292]
Whether they intend to review the Deer Act 1991 and implement the recommendations of the Savage report.[HL304]
What is their estimate of the cost per hectare to United Kingdom farmers of the Water Framework Directive.[HL315]
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