HC Deb 17 July 1995 vol 263 c915W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many outbreaks of tuberculosis amongst livestock were recorded in Wales during(a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; and if he will make a statement. [35056]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

In the period 1992–94 the number of confirmed tuberculosis breadowns in livestock in Wales were as follows.

  • 1992: 37
  • 1993: 91
  • 1994: 269

The figures relate to cattle only. There were no cases of tuberculosis in deer.