BSE, CJD and OPs

BSE inquiry, set up in December 1997 under Lord Phillips, will cost £30mn, according to latest government estimates. The much-delayed and over-budget report, now expected by March/April 2000, has already cost the taxpayer £20mn. The costs include legal support for witnesses and government departments as well as the salaries of around 80 staff, examining evidence of the 10-year period in minute detail.