HL Deb 29 July 1999 vol 604 cc220-1WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish in the Official Report an updated table showing the numbers of cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy confirmed in Great Britain each week during 1999 to date, together with the moving annual total of cases reported in each 52-week period. [HL3853]

Lord Donoughue

The following table shows the number of cases of BSE confirmed in Great Britain during each week of 1999 up to 23 July, together with the moving annual total of cases reported for each 52-week period.

Week number Number confirmed each week 52-week total reported
1 16 4,233
2 131 4,227
3 90 4,174
4 90 4,151
5 50 4,127
6 127 4,120
7 46 4,080
8 74 4,053
9 149 4,025
10 72 4,020
11 91 4,000
12 60 3,975
13 53 3,943
14 31 3,909
15 74 3,876
16 44 3,850
17 59 3,823
18 48 3,814
19 23 3,821
20 66 3,781
21 72 3,787
22 19 3,771
23 24 3,762
24 15 3,738
25 71 3,724
26 79 3,698
27 50 3,663
28 30 3,643
29 38 3,619

Note:

Week 1 is the week ending Friday 8 January 1999.