HC Deb 06 November 1997 vol 300 cc333-9W
28. Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the full cost of the BSE crisis to(a) the United Kingdom and (b) other European Union countries. [12637]

Mr. Rooker

Our estimate of the financial cost of the BSE crisis to the Exchequer over the four years 1996–97 to 1999–2000 is approximately £3.7 billion. The Department has commissioned an independent study to provide a comprehensive assessment of the economic impact of BSE across the whole UK economy and within particular regions. We do not have details of the financial cost to other EU countries.

Mr. Gill

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the incidence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle has been in the United Kingdom in each of the past 10 years, expressed as a percentage of each identifiable breed. [14180]

Mr. Rooker

The number of cattle confirmed as having BSE in the United Kingdom in each year of the last 10 complete years and the most recent figures for 1997 are listed by cattle breed in the table:

Breed 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 11997
Blue Roan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
British Shorthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
British White 0 0 0 0 8 27 4 2 1 1 0 1
British White x Aberdeen Angus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
British White x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 0
British White x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brown Swiss 0 0 2 1 2 5 4 6 4 0 9 6
Brown Swiss x 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 2 3
Brown Swiss x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 6 9 11
Brown Swiss x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Brown Swiss x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Brown Swiss x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Brown Swiss x Shorthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Canadian Angus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Canadian Angus x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Canadian Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charolais 0 0 2 11 17 41 103 116 66 54 18 6
Charolais x 0 0 0 6 7 31 69 102 72 51 24 11
Charolais x Belgian Blue 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Charolais x Friesian 0 0 0 0 4 27 54 47 33 16 11 5
Charolais x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0
Charolais x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1
Charolais x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Charolais x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0
Charolais x Murray Grey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
Charolais x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 1
Charolais x South Devon 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Chianin x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Chianina x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Chianina x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Devon 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 10 5 3 2 0
Devon x 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 4 3 2 0 0
Devon x Blonde D'Aquitaine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Devon x Friesian 0 1 0 1 6 3 16 19 14 9 3 0
Devon x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
Dutch Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Friesian 3 86 2,089 6,008 11,615 21,065 29,572 26,676 18,632 10,958 6,072 2,049
Friesian x 0 0 0 0 11 40 98 96 48 25 15 5
Friesian x Ayrshire 0 0 0 2 6 15 22 22 16 6 2 2
Friesian x Belgian Blue 0 0 0 0 1 11 41 39 27 19 11 1
Friesian x Blue Grey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Friesian x Galloway 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0
Friesian x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 5 5 3 0 0
Friesian x Holstein 0 16 127 204 388 637 999 1,231 1,179 816 494 206
Friesian x Longhorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Friesian x Normandy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Friesian x Red Poll 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Friesian x South Devon 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 7 5 0 0 1
Galloway 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 0
Galloway x 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0
Galloway x Aberdeen Angus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Galloway x Devon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Galloway x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Galloway x Saler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Galloway x Shorthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Galloway x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Gelbvieh 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 9 1 0 3 0
Gelbvieh x 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
Gelbvieh x Charolais 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gelbvieh x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0
Gelbvieh x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Gloucester 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gloucester x 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guernsey 0 2 19 64 146 221 332 302 198 123 68 30
Guernsey x 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 5 5 1 1 0
Guernsey x Devon 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Guernsey x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 1
Guernsey x Merse Rhine Issel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Guernsey x Murray Gray 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Guernsey x Red Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Guernsey x Shorthorn 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Hereford 0 0 1 24 44 82 138 144 100 60 25 11
Hereford x 0 0 9 65 141 362 727 830 574 386 195 63
Hereford x Aberdeen Angus 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Hereford x Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 1 3 0
Hereford x Devon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hereford x Friesian 0 4 21 106 242 571 1,150 1,370 755 433 217 63
Hereford x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0

Breed 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 11997
Hereford x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Hereford x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0
Hereford x Red Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Hereford x Shorthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
Hereford x Simmental 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 10 7 4 4 2
Hereford x South Devon 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Highland 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 4 3 2 2
Highland x 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Highland x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Holstein 0 2 62 147 272 475 475 399 267 164 116 50
Holstein x 0 0 0 0 8 42 128 103 87 22 13 1
Holstein x Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 0
Holstein x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jersey 0 0 19 60 135 210 323 290 230 114 68 27
Jersey x 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 1
Jersey x Belgian Blue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Jersey x Charolais 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 0
Jersey x Devon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jersey x Friesian 0 1 3 2 4 10 11 4 9 5 2 3
Jersey x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Jersey x Welsh Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Limousin 0 0 1 10 13 46 96 114 88 56 39 10
Limousin x 0 0 0 0 28 87 217 335 221 159 91 42
Limousin x Belgian Blue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Limousin x British White 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Limousin x Friesian 0 0 2 12 32 92 246 308 183 123 46 21
Limousin x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 0 0
Limousin x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 6 1 2 0
Limousin x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0
Limousin x Jersey 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 3 2 1 1 1
Limousin x Luing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Limousin x North Devon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Limousin x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 1
Lincoln Red 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0
Lincoln Red x 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Longhorn 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 1
Luing x 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Luing x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Marchigiana 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Meuse Rhine Issel 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 2 2 2 1 2
Meuse Rhine Issel x 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Meuse Rhine Issel x Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Meuse Rhine Issel x Friesian 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 3 0
Meuse Rhine Issel x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Meuse Rhine Issel x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Murray Grey 0 0 0 0 1 7 4 8 6 3 1 0
Murrey Grey x 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 1 1 0
Murray Grey x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 1
Murray Grey x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Murray Grey x South Devon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Normandy x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Normandy x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
North Devon 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 0
North Devon x 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
North Devon x Friesian 0 0 0 2 1 5 8 9 1 4 2 0
North Devon x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Not Recorded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Old English White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Piedmontese 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0
Piedmontese x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Piedmontese x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Red Friesian 0 0 2 8 28 50 72 45 48 20 9 5
Red Friesian x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Red Friesian x 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Red Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
Red Holstein x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Red Poll 0 0 0 1 4 2 6 6 11 2 5 1
Red Poll x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Red Poll x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Red Poll x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Romagnola 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Romagnola x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Romagnola x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Saler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0
Saler x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Saler x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Shetland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Shorthorn 0 2 2 20 8 21 44 67 47 23 15 1

Breed 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 11997
Shorthorn x 0 0 2 2 3 7 14 11 13 5 3 0
Shorthorn x Blue Grey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Shorthorn x Friesian 0 0 0 0 4 9 12 11 4 3 4 1
Shorthorn x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shorthorn x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Shorthorn x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Shorthorn x Merse Rhine Issel 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shorthorn x Red Friesian 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Shorthorn x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Simmental 0 0 2 11 16 52 123 150 111 71 33 13
Simmental x 0 0 0 0 15 72 213 299 195 144 93 33
Simmental x Angus 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Simmental x Belgian Blue 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Simmental x Friesian 0 1 2 8 28 69 239 242 166 106 51 14
Simmental x Galloway 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Simmental x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0
Simmental x Highland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Simmental x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
Simmental x Lincoln Red 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Simmental x Luing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
South Devon 0 0 2 4 4 14 20 33 19 5 9 1
South Devon x Aberdeen Angus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
South Devon x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
South Devon x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
South Devon x 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 2 2 0 0
South Down 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sussex 0 0 1 1 5 2 4 16 9 4 6 0
Sussex x 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 3 8 0 1 1
Sussex x Devon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sussex x Friesian 0 0 0 1 5 5 7 14 16 12 3 2
Sussex x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Sussex x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Welsh Black 0 0 1 4 1 4 8 19 11 5 1 2
Welsh Black x 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 7 2 0 1
Welsh Black x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 0
Welsh Black x Hereford 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh Black x Limousin 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
White Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 1 194 76 271 599 291 370 296 217 148 121 47
Total 4 318 2,493 7,193 14,160 25,244 36,989 34,828 24,394 14,537 8,131 2,830
11997 figures for GB to 3 November 1997. 1997 figures for NI to 31 October 1997.

The Department does not hold data on the numbers of resident cattle by breed and cannot therefore calculate the percentages requested.

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