HC Deb 08 July 1991 vol 194 cc285-6W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many reported cases of BSE there have been in each of the last six months; how many cattle have been killed; and from what number of farms in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Hanley

The information is as follows:

Month Reported "Suspect" Cases Cattle Killed
Number Farms
January 23 21 20
February 21 17 17
March 13 18 18
April 15 8 8
May 18 12 11
June 22 14 14
Totals 112 90 88

In Northern Ireland there are some 1.5 million cattle in 26,000 herds.