§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the numbers of BSE cases confirmed in(a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) England, and e) each EU country in (i) 1997 and (ii) 1998. [28797]
§ Mr. RookerThe table shows the number of cases of BSE confirmed in 1997 and 1998 for the relevant countries.
County 1997 1998 Northern Ireland 28 1 as at 9 February 1998 Scotland 165 18 as at 9 February 1998 Wales 375 32 as at 9 February 1998 England 4,307 419 as at 9 February 1998 Belgium 1 — as at 27 January 1998 France 6 1 as at 27 January 1998 Germany 2 — as at 27 January 1998 Luxembourg 1 — as at 27 January 1998 Netherlands 2 — as at 27 January 1998 Portugal 30 2 as at 27 January 1998 Republic of Ireland 77 9 as at 27 January 1998 As far as the United Kingdom is concerned, some of the cases confirmed in 1997 will have been reported in 1996. The majority of the cases confirmed in 1998 were reported in 1997.
Data for other EU Member States are notified by the Commission. The latest figures for 1997 were supplied on 20 January 1998.
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