HC Deb 01 May 1995 vol 259 cc113-4W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of tuberculosis in cattle were reported in each county in each year since 1985. [20551]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

Complete information in the form requested is not available and information which is available for the years 1985 to 1987 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The numbers of confirmed cattle tuberculosis breakdowns in each county of Wales in each of the years from 1988 to 1991 were as follows:

County Year(s) in which cases occurred Number of herds Number of confirmed reactors
Clwyd 1989 1 1
Dyfed 1988 12 16
1989 5 9
1990 8 21
1991 3 4
West Glamorgan 1988 1 1
Gwent 1989 1 4
Powys 1989 1 1

In the period 1992–1994 the numbers of confirmed cattle tuberculosis breakdowns in each of the animal health offices' administrative areas were as follows:

Animal health office area Year(s) in which cases occurred Number of herds Number of confirmed reactors
Dyfed 1992 12 34
1993 15 62
1994 38 188
Gwent/South, West and Mid Glamorgan 1992 3 3
1993 10 28
1994 18 46

Animal health office area Year(s) in which cases occurred Number of herds Number of confirmed reactors
Gwynedd and Clwyd 1993 1 1
Powys 1994 6 25

Mr. Morley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of Teschen disease occurred in each year since 1975. [21098]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

No cases of Teschen disease have occurred in Wales since 1975.

Mr. Morley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of African swine fever there have been in each year since 1985. [21064]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

No cases of African swine fever have occurred in Wales since 1985.

Mr. Morley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of vesicular stomatitis occurred in each year since 1985. [21139]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

No cases of vesicular stomatitis have occurred in Wales since 1 June 1991. This disease only became notifiable on that date and official records prior to that were not collected, although I am not aware that there has ever been a case of this disease in Great Britain.

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