§ Dr. BrandTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the incidence of new cases of BSE for each of the last five years. [102352]
§ Ms QuinNumbers of cattle notified as BSE suspects to Agriculture Departments in Great Britain for each of the last five complete years are given in the table. Figures for those subsequently confirmed as BSE cases are also shown.
Year Suspects restricted Suspects in which BSE confirmed 1994 30,259 23,943 1995 17,945 14,301 1996 10,697 8,013 1997 5,604 4,309 1998 4,291 3,178 For 1999, the latest figures up to 3 December show that 2,824 cattle have been restricted as BSE suspects. Of these, 1,904 have been confirmed as BSE cases and 247 results are still pending. No confirmed cases have been found in animals born after August 1996.