HC Deb 26 February 1990 vol 168 cc87-8W
Mr. Graham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy have been recorded since 1988 in Scotland; and if he will list them by regional areas.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 23 February 1990]: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy was made notifiable on 21 June 1988. To date 277 confirmed cases have been recorded in Scotland. A breakdown of cases on a regional basis is as follows:

Number
Borders 10
Central 12
Dumfries 50

Number
Fife 12
Grampian 60
Highland 17
Lothian 9
Orkney 4
Shetland 1
Strathclyde 81
Tayside 21