Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 27414
Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
Tabled: 29 January 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025
Question
Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat — Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average cost was of compensating farmers for cattle culled due to bovine tuberculosis in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024 to date.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerIn 2023 a gross amount of £29,450,689.00 was spent on compensating farmers for cattle culled due to Bovine Tuberculosis in England. The average gross amount of compensation per animal culled was £1,454.86. Data for 2024 is currently only available for the...
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