§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of cases of Court Users bovine spongiform encephalopathy to have occurred in cattle in Northern Ireland; and how many animals have been culled as a result of BSE in Northern Ireland to date. [39911]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy1,770 cases of BSE have occurred in Northern Ireland to date.
1,461 cohort animals have been slaughtered under the BSE selective cull and 297,500 animals have been slaughtered under the Over Thirty Months Scheme.