The Earl of Bradfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the most recent quarterly figures for the incidence of BSE, and to what extent the incidence of BSE has declined in the last two years.
§ Lord DonoughueThe information is given in the following table:
Number of cases1 Change since previous quarter 1995 Q1 4,579 Q2 3,368 -26% Q3 3,275 -3% Q4 3,249 -1% 1996 Q1 3,083 -5% Q2 1,749 -43% Q3 1,739 -1% Q4 1,482 -15% 1997 Q1 959 -35% 1 Confirmed cases are included during the quarter when the restriction notice was served (i.e. when the disease was suspected rather than when the laboratory tests were completed). The figures for the first quarter of 1997 are incomplete.
The Earl of Bradfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the quarterly figures, broken down on a regional and United Kingdom basis, for the number of recorded cases of BSE in the last two years.
§ Lord DonoughueThe number of cases of BSE (recorded by date of issue of a restriction notice) is given in the following table:
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The Earl of Bradfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the quarterly figures for the percentage of outbreaks of BSE occurring in (a) pure beef,
1995 1996 1997 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q11 Beef herds 15% 13% 15% 17% 12% 11% 12% 15% 11% Dairy herds 78% 80% 78% 75% 78% 79% 79% 75% 78% Mixed herds 5% 5% 5% 5% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% Dairy/mixed herds (a) 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% <1% 1% 1% <1% Unknown (b) 1% 1% 1% 2% 3% 3% 3% 4% 6% 1 The figures for the first quarter of 1997 are incomplete. (a) In Northern Ireland, BSE cases on dairy and mixed enterprises are recorded in a single category. (b) In Great Britain the type of enterprise where some BSE cases have occurred is not recorded. Further information on these cases could not be obtained except at disproportionate cost.
The Earl of Bradfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many outbreaks of BSE in other countries of the European Union they are aware of in the last two years.
§ Lord DonoughueThe following table gives the number of confirmed BSE cases in cattle in other Member States of the European Union during the last two years:
Number of cases1 Member state 1995 1996 1997 (to 13 May) France 3 12 2 Germany 1 Republic of Ireland 16 73 29 Netherlands 2 Portugal 14 29 8 1 As reported to the Commission under Council Directive 82/894/EEC (as amended).