General Question · S1O-03785 · Session 1
What plans it has to compensate farmers whose cattle went over 30 months of age during the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and were consequ…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to compensate farmers whose cattle went over 30 months of age during the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and were consequently prevented from entering the food chain.
The answer
I appreciate the impact which the necessary foot-and-mouth disease restrictions have had on farming business and that, despite the efforts made to avoid feeding cattle being retained until they were over 30 months, this has been unavoidable in some instances. I have no provision to compensate such cases.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1O-03785 by reference.