§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will give a breakdown by region of the 5,684 new cases of BSE in Great Britain which were reported in the 52 week period ending on 14 November.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Donoughue)The breakdown by region of the 5,684 new cases of BSE in Great Britain reported in the 52 week period40WA ending on 14 November 1997 is shown in the following table.
Region Number of BSE cases reported1 Eastern 560 Midlands & West 1,156 Northern 750 South East 595 South West 1,969 Wales 443 Scotland 211 Total 5,684 1These are reported BSE suspects, not confirmed cases.