HC Deb 08 May 1989 vol 152 cc328-9W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give by area the number of cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy reported in each of the past three years and the number reported in each of the past 12 months.

Mr. Peter Walker

The number of confirmed cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in each county in Wales during 1987, 1988 and 1989 (to 28 April) was:

County Number of cases
1987 1988 1989
Clwyd 0 13 19
Dyfed 8 64 79
Mid Glamorgan 0 5 5
South Glamorgan 0 8 9
West Glamorgan 0 1 1
Gwent 0 20 24

County Number of cases
1987 1988 1989
Gwynedd 0 7 8
Powys 0 13 10

1988 1989
May June July August September October November December January February March April
Clwyd 3 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 3 4 2 10
Dyfed 5 3 2 15 12 3 9 13 10 20 20 29
Mid Glamorgan 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 1
South Glamorgan 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 1 2 3
West Glamorgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Gwent 1 1 0 3 4 0 3 5 4 9 4 7
Gwynedd 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 4
Powys 1 0 2 0 3 5 1 0 2 3 2 3