HC Deb 20 March 1989 vol 149 cc467-8W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many carcasses of BSE-infected cattle have been buried in the United Kingdom; and what are the burial sites;

(2) what proportion of carcasses of cattle confirmed to be suffering from bovine spongiform encephalopathy are (a) buried, (b) incinerated and (c) disposed of by other means.

Mr. Donald Thompson

Some 1,300, or about one third of the carcasses of cattle compulsorily slaughtered, have been buried on licensed waste tips or on farm, with the approval of water and local authorities. The others have been incinerated.