HC Deb 26 April 1988 vol 132 cc118-20W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many incidences of herd breakdown due to tuberculosis were notified in each of the last five years; and if he will give the information by parish and list, in each case, the number for which the cause was unexplained.

Dunnet Report MAFF 11th Report
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Number of new confirmed breakdowns 113 93 90 77 83
Number for which the cause is unknown 23 22 26 24 35

Mr. Donald Thompson

[holding answer 25 April 1988]: Information cannot be provided for individual parishes without disproportionate cost. The table gives the total figures for Great Britain for the last five years for which information is available.

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