HC Deb 05 March 1997 vol 291 c668W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of concealment over BSE infection are(a) currently under investigation and (b) have been reported in each of the last two years in Wales; how many and what percentage of those investigated have resulted in (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; and if he will make a statement. [18105]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

No cases of concealment of BSE infection are currently under investigation or have been reported in the past two years.

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many new cases of BSE infection have been reported in Wales in each of the last 48 months; and if he will make a statement. [18106]

Mr. Evans

The distribution of confirmed cases in Wales by month of clinical onset is as follows:

1993 1994 1995 1996
January 324 304 130 78
February 332 229 120 71
March 302 215 125 69
April 279 166 86 45
May 263 165 100 34
June 266 168 95 35
July 283 169 90 35
August 313 126 111 44
September 295 146 93 33
October 304 163 111 40
November 261 153 86 18
December 288 172 108 13