Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 15 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was paid to Scottish businesses other than farmers and crofters by the (a) Executive and (b) UK Government as a result of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001 and what proportion of this was compensation for economic losses.
A breakdown of figuresis not available but the UK Government did pay Scottish businesses, for examplehauliers, vets and valuers, for their work in relation to the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouthdisease. No compensation was paid to businesses for economic losses and no paymentswere made by the then Scottish Executive.