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To ask Her Majesty's Government how much compensation has been paid to farmers over the past 10 financial years for the slaughter of cattle infected or suspected of being infected with tuberculosis. [HL4252]
The table below shows the total amount of compensation paid to farmers in England in each of the past 10 financial years for cattle compulsorily slaughtered for bovine tuberculosis control reasons.
Year Compensation paid* £m 2008-09** 33.1 2007-08 16.8 2006-07 14.5 2005-06 33.2 2004-05 24.1 2003-04 24.4 2002-03 24.7 2001-02 6.2 2000-01 5.6 1999-00 4.8
* Compensation includes payments to farmers for “reactors” and “direct contact” animals which are compulsorily slaughtered. This data have been taken from the Defra Oracle Financial System.
** Data are provisional and subject to change.