ANNIVERSARY OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK

That this House notes that February 2011 is the 10th anniversary of the foot and mouth disease outbreak that devastated farming communities across the UK; recognises that the county of Cumbria was one of the worst affected by the disease; expresses solidarity with all the farms and communities affected by the devastation; celebrates the way in which our communities have worked together to ensure their recovery; and commits itself to preventing any further repetition of the horrors of the 2001 outbreak.