Written question asked by James Paice (Conservative) on Monday, 16 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 July 2007. It was answered by Jonathan Shaw (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 July 2007 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Animal Welfare: Research

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will list the research projects funded by his Department into issues related to animal health and welfare in each of the last 10 years; and how much funding was allocated to each project.

Answer

The number of animal health and welfare research projects funded by DEFRA in the last 10 years can be found in the following table:

Project area	Number of R and D projects
Animal Welfare	264
BSE and other TSE’s	128
Disease Prevention	286
Endemic Disease and Zoonoses	175
Veterinary Medicines	73

A full breakdown and funding for each of these projects can be found on the DEFRA website.

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