HL Deb 24 November 1997 vol 583 cc107-8WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of BSE cases that have been confirmed during each week during 1997 together with the moving annual total of cases reported in each 52-week period ending in 1997.

Lord Donoughue

The following table shows the number of cases of BSE confirmed in Great Britain during each of the first 46 weeks of this year, together with the moving annual total of cases reported.

1997
Week Number Number confirmed each week 52-week total reported
1 80 10,476
2 203 10,310
3 167 10,146
4 136 9,931
5 103 9.717
6 121 9,523
7 179 9,333
8 136 9,200
9 114 9,042
10 133 8,888
11 86 8.735
12 109 8,529
13 95 8,271
14 16 8,161
15 74 8,099
1997
Week Number Numberconfirmed each week 52-week total reported
16 211 7,980
17 58 7,861
18 112 7,747
19 23 7,760
20 109 7,541
21 195 7.420
22 64 7.314
23 132 7,259
24 76 7.176
25 113 7.096
26 119 7.055
27 73 6,984
28 72 6,900
29 103 6,833
30 86 6,766
31 108 6,697
32 53 6.597
33 43 6,559
34 6 6.472
35 51 6.433
36 79 6.375
37 45 6.270
38 93 6.206
39 84 6.125
40 58 6,070
41 173 6,000
42 95 5,949
43 71 5,885
44 32 5.777
45 82 5.720
46 28 5.684

Note:

Week I is the week ending on the first Friday of the year.