§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What were the total numbers of animals culled following tuberculosis testing for each of the years 1997 to 2002; and in which countries is the current infection at large. [HL4026]
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§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)The information requested is not available in the format requested, in that county figures for 2002 are not yet available. All of the following information is available on the Defra website http://www.defra.gov.uk
The following table shows the number of cattle compulsorily slaughtered from 1997 to 2002.
Year Total Cattle Compulsorily Slaughtered 1997 3,669 1998 5,884 1999 (prov) 6,772 2000 (prov) 8,353 2001 (prov) 6,229 Jan-Mar 2002 (prov raw data) 3,779 The following table shows the number of herds affected by new confirmed incidents of bovine TB in England and Wales from 1996 to 2001, broken down by county.
The number of herds affected by new confirmed incidents of bovine TB data as at 15 March 2002.
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1996 1997 1998 1999* 2000* 2001* England Avon 19 13 23 22 32 12 Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 Berkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buckinghamshire 0 0 0 1 2 0 Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cheshire 0 0 2 2 3 0 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cornwall 84 68 132 125 158 60 Cumbria 0 0 0 1 1 0 Derbyshire 3 0 7 19 10 7 Devon 68 87 100 134 183 73 Dorset 6 15 8 20 10 9 Durham 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Sussex 1 4 1 5 2 1 Essex 0 1 0 0 0 0 Gloucestershire 56 90 130 133 170 37 Greater London—E 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greater London—SE 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greater Manchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hereford & Worcester 59 79 111 128 145 63 Hertford 0 0 1 0 0 0 Humberside 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isle of Wight 0 0 0 1 0 0 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 0 0 3 0 0 0 Leicestershire 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lincolnshire 0 0 1 0 0 0 Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Yorkshire 0 0 0 1 0 0 Northamptonshire 1 0 0 0 1 0 Northumberland 1 0 2 1 2 1 Nottinghamshire 0 0 1 0 1 0 Oxfordshire 0 0 3 1 2 0 Shropshire 1 5 3 2 18 9 Somerset 14 25 36 42 67 15 South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 1 0 Staffordshire 9 24 34 36 27 38 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 1997 1998 1999* 2000* 2001* Tyne and Wear 0 0 0 0 0 0 Warwickshire 1 0 1 0 1 1 West Midlands 0 0 0 1 0 0 West Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 0 West Yorkshire 1 0 1 0 0 0 Wiltshire 14 29 31 66 54 20 Total England 339 440 631 741 886 346 Wales Clwyd 0 0 0 1 0 1 Dyfed 32 22 49 60 68 77 Gwent 60 27 24 36 48 18 Gwynedd 2 0 1 1 0 0 Mid Glamorgan 1 2 1 1 1 0 Powys 12 2 6 13 26 27 South Glamorgan 0 0 1 0 0 0 West Glamorgan 3 2 4 15 7 4 Total Wales 110 55 86 127 150 127 Notes: 1. Each new confirmed TB incident relates to a herd which has been TB free but which during the time period was found to have TB. 2. Although it is acknowledged that many of the counties listed no longer exist as administrative authorities, data are presented in this form in order to retain continuity for historical comparison. * 1999, 2000 and 2001 figures are provisional due to outstanding test results. Source: Compiled from information provided by divisional veterinary managers and the department's animal health administrative database.