Question
What has been the total expenditure to date on the BSE eradication and compensation schemes. - (Holding answer 6 November 1996).
Answer
Mrs. Ray Michie: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the total expenditure to date on the BSE eradication and compensation schemes; and if he will make a statement. [2163] Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: [holding answer 6 November 1996]: The total expenditure to date is £700 million. Most of this expenditure has been on the over-30-month slaughter scheme, the calf processing scheme, the additional EU compensation package--beef special premium scheme and suckler cow premium scheme top-up, beef marketing payment scheme--the beef stocks transfer scheme, the animal feed recall scheme, aid to renderers, emergency aid to the slaughtering sector.