§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total incidence of(a) E. coli 0157 and (b) campylobacter in (i) humans and (ii) animals in (1) Scotland and (2) each region of Scotland in each year since 1990, and from 1 January to date. [7205]
§ Mr. Raymond S. Robertson[holding answer 2 December 1996]The information requested is available only at health board level for humans and for animals only a Scottish figure is available, the details of which are set out in the tables.
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Report of isolations of E.coli 0157 found in humans in Scotland 1990–96 (to week 47) Year Ayrshire and Arran Argyll and Clyde Borders Dumfries and Galloway Fife Forth Valley Greater Glasgow Grampian 1992 8 1 10 4 9 4 9 38 1993 5 7 1 2 9 2 11 42 1994 6 5 0 3 20 7 21 61 1995 4 5 14 15 23 1 121 92 1996 16 10 20 10 14 2 28 42
Year Highland Lanarkshire Lothian Orkney Shetland Tayside Western Isles Scotland 1990 0 11 41 1 0 12 1 165 1991 0 9 36 1 0 24 0 202 1992 0 10 13 0 0 9 0 115 1993 0 11 18 1 0 10 0 119 1994 9 10 90 0 0 9 1 242 1995 15 8 41 0 0 14 4 247 1996 12 11 55 0 0 9 0 229
Campylobacter and E.Coli found in animals in Scotland 1990–1996 (to week 47) Year Campylobacter E.coli 0157 1990 5 — 1991 107 — 1992 65 12 1993 36 13 1994 32 1114 1995 39 1 1996 55 38 1High level found due to research survey.
§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will conduct an urgent investigation into the recent outbreak of E. coli in Scotland.
§ Mr. Raymond S. Robertson[holding answer 2 December 1996]My right hon. Friend has decided to appoint an expert group under the chairmanship of Professor Hugh Pennington, Professor of Microbiology at Aberdeen royal hospital NHS trust, to examine the circumstances which led to the outbreak in the central belt of Scotland and to advise on the implications for food safety and the general lessons to be learned.