§ Mr. JackTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there have been any findings of the BSE agent in the dorsal root ganglia of cattle born after 1 August 1996. [25455]
Dr. John Cunningham[holding answer 26 January 1998]: No cattle born after 1 August 1996 have yet been reported as showing signs of clinical BSE.
Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the number of confirmed cases of BSE(a) for each year since 1990 and (b) for each month since January 1997. [25804]
§ Mr. RookerThe following tables show:
(a) the number of cases of BSE confirmed in Great Britain for each year since 1990 Year of confirmation Number of cases 1990 12,829 1991 22,613 1992 34,712 1993 36,271 1994 25,579 1995 15,451 1996 8,740 1997 4,847
(b) the number of cases of BSE confirmed in Great Britain for each month since January 1997 Month of confirmation Number of cases January 659 February 550 March 423 April 471 May 391 June 458 July 410 August 169 September 327 October 404 November 288 December 297