HC Deb 27 October 1970 vol 805 c11W
Mr. Biffen

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cases of foul brood have been notified to his Department annually over the past five years in the United Kingdom and Shropshire, respectively.

1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Shropshire 23 27 10 12 48
England and Wales 708 705 610 600 728

Three cases have been confirmed in Shropshire this year.

Occurrence of foul brood reported to the Department of Agriculture and

1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Scotland 124 61 109 47 6
Northern Ireland 22 17 6 2 6