Tuberculosis (Cattle) (Hansard, 6 July 1995)

§ Mr. Ainger
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many individual reactors to the cattle tuberculosis skin test have been slaughtered in each Welsh county in each of the last five years; and how many of those had visible lesions post-mortem. [31740]

§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
The information is not available in the form requested. However, the numbers of reactors to the cattle tuberculosis skin test in each animal health office area in Wales which have been slaughtered in each of the last five years are given in the following table. The figures in brackets give the number of reactors slaughtered which had visible lesion at post-mortem.

Area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Cardiff — 20(20) 3(3) 28(22) 46(42)

Llandrindod Wells — — 4(4) — 25(21)

Caernarfon 5(1) 1(1) — 1 1

Carmarthen 18(16) 60(57) 48(37) 62(54) 188(180)

§ Mr. Ainger
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many herds in each of the Welsh counties have tested positively for tuberculosis in each of the last five years. [31738]

§ Mr. Jones
The information is not available in the form requested. However, the numbers of herds in which cattle tested positive for bovine tuberculosis in each Animal Health Office area in Wales in each of the last five years were as follows:

Area 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Cardiff — 4 3 10 18

Llandrindod Wells — — — — 6

Caernarfon 1 — — — —

Carmarthen 5 14 13 17 38

§ Mr. Ainger
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much his Department has paid out in compensation for cattle slaughtered as positive reactors or dangerous contacts in each of the Welsh counties in each of the last five years. [31735]

§ Mr. Jones
The information is not available on a county basis. The following table shows the amounts paid for cattle which reacted to TB tests, by divisional office area. 321W

£

Division 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95

Caernarfon ¹— ¹— ¹— 6,940 4,644

Carmarthen ¹— ¹— ¹— 191,997 323,163

Llandrindod Wells ¹— ¹— ¹— 142,179 87,096

Wales 86,159 74,854 102,316 341,116 414,903

¹ No separate data available. The counties covered by the Divisional Offices are:

Caernarfon—Clwyd and Gwynedd.

Carmarthen—Dyfed.

Llandrindod—Gwent, Powys, Mid-Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan.

Area	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
Cardiff	—	20(20)	3(3)	28(22)	46(42)
Llandrindod Wells	—	—	4(4)	—	25(21)
Caernarfon	5(1)	1(1)	—	1	1
Carmarthen	18(16)	60(57)	48(37)	62(54)	188(180)

£
Division	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95
Caernarfon	¹—	¹—	¹—	6,940	4,644
Carmarthen	¹—	¹—	¹—	191,997	323,163
Llandrindod Wells	¹—	¹—	¹—	142,179	87,096
Wales	86,159	74,854	102,316	341,116	414,903
¹ No separate data available. The counties covered by the Divisional Offices are:
Caernarfon—Clwyd and Gwynedd.
Carmarthen—Dyfed.
Llandrindod—Gwent, Powys, Mid-Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan.