Question reference: S1W-01068
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 24 August 1999
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Current status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 7 September 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is intending to dispose of the rendered material from the BSE cattle cull which still remains in storage and what the estimated cost of disposing of the remaining materials is.
Answer
The Intervention Board Executive Agency, whose Board answers to all the UK Agriculture Ministers, which runs the Over Thirty Month Scheme, is responsible for the disposal of rendered material produced under it. EU regulations require the material to be destroyed. The Board has incineration contracts with three companies. One of these contracts is currently operational and the other two are due to come on stream next year. In addition, the Board is currently in negotiation with two further companies.
Some carcases from animals slaughtered under the Scheme are incinerated direct.The Board estimate that cost of disposing of the remaining material currently stored in Scotland is approximately £7.1m. This equates to around £98.50 per tonne and includes storage, transportation, final incineration and ash disposal to landfill.