§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the incidence by numbers, date and location by county of cattle deaths during the last three months arising from lead or other heavy metal poisoning.
§ Mr. MacleanThe following table lists the numbers, date and location by county of reported deaths in cattle since 1 August 1989 which have been diagnosed by the veterinary investigation service as being due to lead or other heavy metal poisoning as a result of the examination of carcases or other material submitted to their laboratories (as of 15 November 1989):
Number of cattle reported to have died Month1 County Heavy metal poison 2 August Cumbria Lead 2 August Cumbria Lead 1 August Derbyshire Lead 3 August Lancashire Lead 1 September Cambridgeshire Lead 1 September Cumbria Lead 1 September Cumbria Lead 1 September Derbyshire Lead 1 September Gwynedd Lead 2 September Lancashire Lead 2 September West Glamorgan Lead 1 October Cornwall Lead 1 October Cornwall Lead2 2 October Cornwall Lead2 2 October Devon Lead2 7 October Devon Lead2 1 October Devon Lead2 1 October Devon Lead2 2 October Devon Lead2 3 October Devon Lead2 3 October Devon Lead2 1 October Devon Lead2 1 October Durham Lead 1 October Durham Lead 3 October Lancashire Lead 2 October Lancashire Lead 6 October Leicestershire Lead2 1 November Cornwall Lead2 3 November Derbyshire Lead2 2 November Devon Lead 1Month in which incident is reported to have started on the premises involved. 2 Includes 33 deaths attributed to lead contaminated feed.