§ 25. Mr. Ian TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the extent of BSE on the continent of Europe. [2916]
§ Mr. RookerThe following table gives the total number of confirmed BSE cases in cattle in European countries other than the UK as at 27 May 1997:
Country Number of cases1 Number born in UK Denmark 1 1 France 27 0 Germany 5 5 Republic of Ireland 222 12 Italy 2 2 Netherlands 2 0 Portugal 69 7 Switzerland 250 0 1For Member States the numbers are those reported to the Commission under Council Directive 82/894/EEC (as amended). Figures for Switzerland were taken from notifiable disease statistics issued by the Swiss Federal Office of Veterinary Affairs