§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in which areas the culling of badgers as part of the Krebs trial has restarted; how many badgers have been culled; and what the estimated cost of the trial is. [26754]
§ Mr. MorleyThe badger field trial was suspended in February last year because of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak. Badger culling has not yet recommenced but surveying operations have restarted in all trial areas. Up to the time that the trial was suspended, 2,913 badgers had been culled. The overall cost of the trial has been estimated to be approximately £35 million.
§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle have been culled since 1995 due to being infected with bovine TB, broken down by year and county. [26754]
§ Mr. MorleyThe table shows the number of animals slaughtered because they reacted to the tuberculin test broken down by county for England, Scotland and Wales for the years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. A figure by county is not available for Northern Ireland and the relevant figures for each year are shown.
All figures are produced from the State Veterinary Service IT support system. The figure for 1995 is unvalidated raw data. The use of the system for management reporting only began late in 1995 and it is not now possible to validate this data. For the years 1996. 1997 and 1998 the table shows validated agreed data. Statistics meeting 'national statistics' criteria have been used for 1999 and 2000 but the data are yet to be validated and these are therefore provisional. For 2001 the data are provisional and unvalidated as laboratory results are awaited.
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Number of Reactor Cattle Slaughtered for TB in UK 1995 1996 1997 1998 19991 20001 20011,2 Isles of Scilly — — — — — — — Kent 3 — — — — — — Lancashire 9 7 8 67 5 6 — Leicestershire 11 13 4 2 4 2 2 Lincolnshire 10 11 2 1 15 3 — Merseyside — 1 — — — — — Norfolk 4 — — — — — — North Yorkshire 2 — 1 — 2 1 1 Northamptonshire 7 4 — 2 1 5 3 Northumberland 19 16 6 8 11 9 38 Nottinghamshire 9 2 4 14 1 8 11 Oxfordshire 2 1 3 13 8 3 24 Shropshire 6 12 24 39 34 194 101 Somerset 115 129 179 236 322 460 116 South Yorkshire — — — 1 — 2 — Staffordshire 8 112 183 233 334 192 416 Suffolk — — — — — — — Surrey 2 2 — — 2 — 1 Tyne and Wear — — 1 1 — — — Warwickshire 1 3 — 3 8 7 1 West Midlands — 1 — 3 1 — — West Sussex 2 4 — — 1 1 — West Yorkshire — 3 — 5 — — — Wiltshire 92 80 230 236 398 430 242 Wales 289 644 374 765 914 986 1,467 Clwyd — 1 4 2 6 2 3 Dyfed 125 252 181 406 491 478 1,044 Gwent 127 338 171 226 274 346 222 Gwynedd 6 13 — 26 2 — — Mid Glamorgan — 2 5 4 3 4 1 Powys 30 23 6 56 65 133 163 South Glamorgan 1 2 1 5 — — 2 West Glamorgan — 13 6 40 73 43 32 Scotland 56 95 109 73 51 58 23 Aberdeenshire 5 5 15 24 5 21 4 Angus 2 1 1 — 2 — 1 Argyll 1 1 3 — — — 1 Ayrshire 3 7 1 1 — 4 2 Banffshire 1 2 9 2 — 2 1 Berwickshire 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Bute — 38 — — — — — Caithness 2 1 8 3 — 2 — Clackmannan — — — — — — — Dumbartonshire — — 17 — — — — Dumfriesshire 6 1 2 7 12 4 — East Lothian — 2 1 — — — 2 Fife — 8 2 1 — — 2 Inverness-shire 1 1 2 — 4 5 1 Kincardine 4 — 1 5 1 1 — Kinross — 1 2 — — — — Kirkcudbright 8 11 8 — 2 4 2 Lanarkshire 1 1 14 4 3 1 — Midlothian and Edinburgh — — 1 1 — 1 — Moray — 1 1 — — — — Orkney 1 — — — 3 — — Peebles 9 — — 1 — 2 — Perthshire 2 2 7 — 4 3 2 Renfrew — — 2 1 — — — Ross and Cromarty 2 3 1 3 2 — — Roxburgh — — 2 2 11 1 — Selkirk — — — — — — — Shetland — — — 1 — — — Stirling — — — 1 — 1 4 Sutherland — — — — — — — West Lothian — — — 1 — — — Wigtown 7 8 7 14 1 5 — GB Total 2,556 3,132 3,213 4,958 5,910 7,031 5,048 Northern Ireland 3,680 3,615 4,923 6,247 8,814 9,109 8,817 1 The figures for 1999, 2000 and 2001 are provisional. 2 Due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease testing has been greatly reduced. In addition a number of cases await laboratory results.
§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cases of bovine TB there have been in the United Kingdom since 1995, broken down by year and county. [26752]
§ Mr. MorleyThe table shows the number of herds affected by new confirmed incidents of bovine TB broken down by country for England, Scotland and Wales for the years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. A figure by county is not available for Northern Ireland and the relevant figures for each year are shown.
A new herd incident occurs when a herd which was previously TB free either had cattle that reacted to a tuberculin test or had a tuberculous animal disclosed by routine inspection at slaughter. This becomes a confirmed incident where at least one animal is subsequently
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New confirmed TB herd incidents by county for UK 1995 1996 1997 1998 19991 20001 20011,2 England 327 339 440 631 741 885 300 Avon 21 19 13 23 22 32 12 Bedfordshire — — — — — — — Berkshire — — — — — — — Buckinghamshire — — — — 1 2 — Cambridgeshire — — — — — 1 — Cheshire 2 — — 2 2 3 — Cleveland — — — — — — — Cornwall 82 84 68 132 125 157 47 Cumbria 1 — — — 1 1 — Derbyshire 1 3 — 7 19 10 7 Devon 62 68 87 100 134 182 68 Dorset 5 6 15 8 20 10 8 Durham — — — — — — — East Sussex 2 1 4 1 5 2 1 Essex 1 — 1 — — — — Gloucestershire 61 56 90 130 133 171 32 Greater London — — — — — — — Greater Manchester — — — — — — — Hampshire — — — — — — — Hereford and Worcestershire 37 59 79 111 128 145 52 Hertford — — — 1 — — — Humberside — — — — — — — Isle of Wight — — — — 1 — — Isles of Scilly — — — — — — — Kent — — — — — — — Lancashire — — — 3 — — — Leicestershire — 1 — — — — — Lincolnshire 1 — — 1 — — — Merseyside — — — — — — — Norfolk 1 — — — — — — North Yorkshire — — — — 1 — — Northamptonshire 2 1 — — — 1 — Northumberland 2 1 — 2 1 2 1 Nottinghamshire — — — 1 — 1 — Oxfordshire — — — 3 1 2 — Shropshire 1 1 5 3 2 18 8 Somerset 15 14 25 36 42 62 14 South Yorkshire — — — — — 1 — Staffordshire 3 9 24 34 36 27 36 Suffolk — — — — — — — Surrey — — — — — — — Tyne and Wear — — — — — — — Warwickshire — 1 — 1 — 1 1 West Midlands — — — — 1 — — West Sussex 1 — — — — — West Yorkshire — 1 — 1 — — — Wiltshire 26 14 29 31 66 54 13 confirmed as having bovine TB either through laboratory result and/or evidence at slaughter.
The figures for Northern Ireland relate to new herd incidents only.
All figures are produced from the state veterinary service IT support system. The figure for 1995 is unvalidated raw data. The use of the system for management reporting only began late in 1995 and it is not now possible to validate this data. For the years 1996, 1997 and 1998 the table shows validated agreed data. Statistics meeting 'national statistics' criteria have been used for 1999 and 2000 but the data are yet to be validated and these are therefore provisional. For 2001 the date are provisional and unvalidated as laboratory results are awaited.
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New confirmed TB herd incidents by county for UK 1995 1996 1997 1998 19991 20001 20011,2 Wales 69 110 55 86 127 150 104 Clwyd — — — — 1 — 1 Dyfed 28 32 22 49 60 68 67 Gwent 32 60 27 24 36 48 15 Gwynedd 1 2 — 1 1 — — Mid Glamorgan — 1 2 1 1 1 — Powys 8 12 2 6 13 26 17 South Glamorgan — — — 1 — — — West Glamorgan — 3 2 4 15 7 4 Scotland 8 10 8 3 7 4 1 Aberdeenshire 2 2 3 — 2 3 — Angus 1 — — — — — — Argyll — — — — — — — Ayrshire 1 3 — 1 — 1 — Banffshire — — — — — — — Berwickshire — — — — 1 — — Bute — 2 — — — — — Caithness — — 2 — — — — Clackmannan — — — — — — — Dumbartonshire — 1 — — — — — Dumfriesshire 2 — — — 1 — — East Lothian — — — — — — 1 Fife — — — — — — — Inverness-shire — — — — — — — Kincardine — — — 1 — — — Kinross — — — — — — — Kirkcudbright 1 1 — — 1 — — Lanarkshire — — 1 — — — — Midlothian and Edinburgh — — — — — — — Moray — — — — — — — Nairn — — — — — — — Orkney — — — — 1 — — Peebles 1 — — — — — — Perthshire — — 1 — 1 — — Renfrew — — — — — — — Ross and Cromarty — — — — — — — Roxburgh — — — — — — — Selkirk — — — — — — — Shetland — — — — — — — Stirling — — — — — — — Sutherland — — — — — — — West Lothian — — — — — — — Wigtown — 2 — 1 — — — GB Total 404 459 503 720 875 1,039 405 Northern Ireland3 1,742 1,505 1,486 2,069 2,713 2,872 2,479 UK Total 2,146 1,964 1,989 2,769 3,588 3,911 2,884 1 The figures for 1999, 2000 and 2001 are provisional. 2 Due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease testing has been greatly reduced. In addition a number of cases await laboratory results. 3 Figures relate to new herd incidents only, and include all those that were subsequently confirmed.
§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many badgers have been culled as part of the Krebs trial to date, broken down by year and county. [26755]
§ Mr. MorleyThe number of badgers culled as part of the Krebs trial to date, broken down by year and county, is as follows:
County 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total Somerset 0 0 100 0 0 100 Wiltshire 0 0 602 142 0 744 Herefordshire 0 0 55 0 0 55 Gloucestershire 0 0 34 0 0 34 Devon 238 158 147 23 0 566 Cornwall 0 246 629 111 0 986 Staffordshire 0 0 428 0 0 428 Total 238 404 1,995 276 0 2,913