§ Mr. O'Brienasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many deaths in Scotland from 1979 to August 1983 were caused by, or contributed to by, untreated milk; and what has been the number of deaths since August 1983 through untreated milk.
§ Mr. GummerBetween 1979 and 1983, nine deaths in Scotland were attributed to untreated milk. Since 1983 there have been no such deaths, though there have been outbreaks of milk-borne disease as a result of the consumption of untreated milk by farm workers.
§ Mr. O'Brienasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many deaths occurred in England and Wales in 1984 as a result of untreated milk or where untreated milk was a contributory factor.
§ Mr. GummerThere were seven deaths associated with consumption of untreated milk in 1984, all in west Yorkshire.