§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
To list the number of cases of BSE that have been confirmed in the United Kingdom during each week during 1996.
Lord LucasThe number of confirmed BSE cases in the United Kingdom during each week of 1996 is:
Week ending Number of confirmed cases 5th January 1996 141 12th January 1996 211 19th January 1996 203 26th January 1996 216 2nd February 1996 241 9th February 1996 335 16th February 1996 320 23rd February 1996 272 1st March 1996 239 8th March 1996 187 15th March 1996 191 22nd March 1996 242 29th March 1996 201 5th April 1996 124 12th April 1996 36 19th April 1996 257 26th April 1996 112 3rd May 1996 196 10th May 1996 59 17th May 1996 125 24th May 1996 266 31st May 1996 63 7th June 1996 330 14th June 1996 177 21st June 1996 314 28th June 1996 206 5th July 1996 144 12th July 1996 181 19th July 1996 195 26th July 1996 171 2nd August 1996 185 9th August 1996 96 16th August 1996 134 23rd August 1996 130 30th August 1996 116 6th September 1996 163 13th September 1996 69 20th September 1996 200 27th September 1996 211 4th October 1996 78 11th October 1996 152 18th October 1996 171 25th October 1996 152 1st November 1996 167 8th November 1996 184 15th November 1996 101 22nd November 1996 158