§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 20 January,Official Report, column 24, on BSE deaths, if he will give a month by month breakdown of the figures given for the cattle dying at age two and three.
§ Mr. MacleanThe information requested is as follows. The figures differ from those in the previous answer as further cases with a date of onset during 1991 have been confirmed.620W
Age at Onset Month of onset 1991 2 to 3 years 3 to 4 years January 10 205 February 6 228 March 5 315 April 6 351 May 6 344 June 4 362 July 5 394 August 3 437 September 3 247 October 0 173 November 0 87 December 0 20
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his latest information as to the age at death of cattle diagnosed as suffering from BSE so far this year.
§ Mr. MacleanOnly five cases of cattle suffering from BSE have so far been confirmed in Great Britain which have a date of clinical onset in 1992. Their ages were one each at three, five and six years, and two at four years.