Deer (Tuberculosis)

HC Deb 06 May 1994 vol 242 cc694-5W

Mr. Morley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list by region, the number of cases of tuberculosis in deer in each year since 1985.

Mr. Soames

The number of cases of confirmed bovine tuberculosis in deer in England which were notified to my department between 1985 and 1993 were:

	Eastern	Midlands and Western	Northern	South Eastern	South Western
1989	nil	nil	nil	3	2
1990	nil	1	nil	2	7
1991	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
1992	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
1993	nil	nil	nil	nil	1

There were an additional seven cases of confirmed bovine tuberculosis in deer in Great Britain between 1984 and 1986 and two in 1988. Details on these are not readily available.