To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was received by his Department from the sale of meat from cattle slaughtered as a result of bovine tuberculosis testing in each of the last three years. (192798)

[holding answer 10 March 2008]: The amount of money received by the Government from the sale of the cattle slaughtered in England, as a result of bovine tuberculosis control measures from 2004-05 to 2006-07 is set out in the following table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was paid by his Department to (a) abattoirs and (b) others for the slaughter and disposal of cattle slaughtered under bovine tuberculosis testing in each of the last three years. (192799)

[holding answer 10 March 2008]: DEFRA does not pay abattoirs directly for the slaughter and disposal of cattle under TB control measures. Abattoirs take a payment from the money received from the sale of slaughtered cattle.

The following table sets out the amount paid to others by DEFRA for the haulage, slaughter and disposal of cattle slaughtered in England under bovine tuberculosis control measures from 2004-05 to 2006-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on each budgetary heading for (a) bovine tuberculosis measures and (b) animal health and welfare in each of the last three years; and how much it plans to spend on each heading in each year of the new Comprehensive Spending Review period. (192800)

Annual expenditure by DEFRA on bovine tuberculosis (bTB) from 2004-05 to 2006-07 is set out in the following table.

We are unable to provide an accurate forecast of expenditure on bTB in each year of the new comprehensive spending review period as budgets have not yet been finalised.

The amount spent by DEFRA on animal health and welfare in each of the last three years can be found in the 2007 departmental report. This is available on the DEFRA website.