Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the latest number of cattle born after July 1988 that have now been certified as having contracted BSE.
§ Mr. SoamesAt 22 January 1993, 1,197 cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy had been confirmed in Great Britain in cattle born after 18 July 1988. Investigations into many of these cases are continuing but it is clear that most had access to feed containing ruminant protein. All the evidence continues to show the ban on feeding such material to ruminants will ultimately eradicate bovine spongiform encephalopathy.