HC Deb 08 July 1991 vol 194 cc250-2W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the total number of confirmed cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy by county or region, in England, Scotland and Wales for the period 1 January to 30 June.

Mr. Gummer

The information, calculated by date of confirmation of disease, for the period I January to 30 June 1991, is as follows:

Country, region and county Confirmed number of cases
England
Cleveland 9
Cumbria 212
Durham 29
Humberside 37
Northumberland 40
Tyne and Wear 2
Yorkshire North 358
Yorkshire South 28
Yorkshire West 40
Total: Northern region 755
Cheshire 318
Derbyshire 156
Hereford and Worcester 155
Lancashire 242
Leicestershire 205
Manchester 17
Merseyside 3
Nottinghamshire 51
Salop 200
Staffordshire 147
West Midlands 4
Warwickshire 87
Total: Midlands and Western region 1,585

Country, region and county Confirmed number of cases
Bedfordshire 29
Cambridge 26
Essex 40
Hertfordshire 34
Lincolnshire 67
Norfolk 176
Northants 84
Suffolk 108
Total: Eastern region 564
Berkshire 45
Buckinghamshire 84
Hampshire 297
Isle of Wight 72
Kent 150
London 8
Oxon 111
Surrey 63
Sussex East 116
Sussex West 219
Total: South East region 1,165
Avon 201
Cornwall 683
Devon 1,061
Dorset 762
Gloustershire 219
Somerset 989
Wiltshire 568
Total: South West region 4,483
England total 8,552
Wales
Clwyd 155
Dyfed 457
Glamorgan Mid 20
Glamorgan South 16
Glamorgan West 4
Gwent 59
Gwynedd 24
Powys 86
Total: Wales 821
Scotland
Borders 26
Central 6
Dumfries 73
Fife 15
Grampian 53
Highland 16
Lothian 6
Orkney 2
Shetland 1
Strathclyde 75
Tayside 20
Total: Scotland 293

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the total numbers of confirmed cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy(a) in England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales up to 30 June.

Mr. Gummer

The information up to 30 June 1991 is as follows:

Number
England 28,024
Scotland 976
Wales 2,401

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