To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms in (a) the south-west and (b) Torridge and West Devon constituency were under bovine tuberculosis restrictions on the latest date for which figures are available. (325571)

The latest data from VetNet shows that there were 2,409 herds under restriction in the Government office for the south-west county region (Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire) during the 12 months up to 31 December 2009. Of this figure 1,017 were from Devon.

DEFRA is unable to give data for areas smaller than county level and is therefore unable to provide data for Torridge and West Devon.

Please note that data downloaded from the VetNet system are provisional and subject to change as more data become available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle in (a) the south-west and (b) Torridge and West Devon constituency have been slaughtered under his Department’s bovine tuberculosis prevention policy in the last 12 months. (325573)

There were 16,230 cattle slaughtered under bovine tuberculosis measures in the Government office for the south-west county region (Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire) during the 12 months up to 31 December 2009. Of this number 6,863 were from Devon.

DEFRA is unable to give data for areas smaller than county level and is therefore unable to provide data for Torridge and West Devon.

Please note that data downloaded from the VetNet system are provisional and subject to change as more data become available.