§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the number of confirmed cases of BSE by county in England and Wales in the month to 17 February.
§ Mr. GummerThe information for England and Wales is as follows:
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County Confirmed cases Avon 28 Bedfordshire 5 Berkshire 8 Buckinghamshire 12 Cambridge 6 Cheshire 52
County Confirmed cases Cleveland 3 Clwyd 14 Cornwall 85 Cumbria 31 Derbyshire 43 Devon 161 Dorset 142 Durham 6 Dyfed 59 Essex 6 Glamorgan Mid 1 Gloucestershire 31 Gwent 12 Gwynedd 3 Hampshire 34 Hereford and Worcestershire 26 Hertfordshire 5 Humberside 9 Isle of Wight 15 Kent 24 Lancashire 34 Leicestershire 42 Lincolnshire 12 Manchester 1 Norfolk 26 Northamptonshire 17 Northumberland 7 Nottinghamshire 16 Oxfordshire 17 Powys 14 Shropshire 42 Somerset 178 Staffordshire 20 Suffolk 19 Surrey 9 Sussex East 20 Sussex West 34 Warwickshire 15 Wiltshire 95 Yorkshire North 54 Yorkshire South 14 Yorkshire West 8 Total 1,515
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will list the location of the incinerators used for the disposal of BSE cows on a county basis in England; if he will list those counties where there are no such facilities; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will list on a county basis in England the number of BSE confirmed cows which were (a) incinerated and (b) buried in 1990 and the most recent figures for 1991; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerThe movement of carcases of suspect BSE cattle for incineration or burial is carried out on an England and Wales basis and is not restricted by county boundaries. Currently there are 10 incinerators in England used to handle BSE carcases. These are located in Avon, Hertfordshire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. in 1990 11,824 carcases were incinerated and 2,707 buried in England. The figures for the first quarter of 1991 are not yet available.