HC Deb 23 October 1984 vol 65 c536W
Mr. Penhaligon

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many tuberculosis outbreaks there have been in cattle in Cornwall in each of the last 10 years.

Mrs. Fenner

The table gives the total number of cattle herds in Cornwall in which tuberculin reactors have been found in each of the last 10 years.

Bovine tuberculosis in cattle—total herds with reactors in Cornwall
Number
1974 254
1975 252
1976 139
1977 91
1978 94
1979 76
1980 133
1981 107
1982 82
1983 83

Mr. Penhaligon

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was, in the last 10 years, the annual gross expenditure on the control of bovine tuberculosis in Cornwall.

Mrs. Fenner

The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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