HL Deb 01 November 1999 vol 606 cc72-4WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish in the Official Report an updated table showing the number of cases of BSE confirmed in Great Britain each week during 1999 to date, together with the moving annual total of cases reported in each 52-week period. [HL4296]

Baroness Hayman

The following table shows the number of cases of BSE confirmed in Great Britain during each week of 1999 up to 22 October, 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 4,232
2 131 4,226
3 90 4,173
4 90 4,150
5 50 4,126
6 127 4,119
7 46 4,079
8 74 4,052
9 148 4,024
10 72 4,019
11 91 3,999
12 60 3,974
13 53 3,942
14 31 3,908
15 74 3,875
16 44 3,849
17 59 3,822
18 48 3,813
19 23 3,820
20 66 3,780
21 72 3,786
22 19 3,770
23 24 3,761
24 15 3,737
25 71 3,723
26 79 3,697
27 50 3,662
28 30 3,642
29 38 3,632
30 50 3,599
31 63 3,591
Week number Number confirmed each week 52-week total reported
32 61 3,557
33 26 3,532
34 21 3,490
35 17 3,473
36 73 3,431
37 51 3,412
38 74 3,387
39 15 3,358
40 13 3,315
41 33 3,270
42 82 3,258

NoteWeek 1 is the week ending Friday 8 January 1999.

As a result of the sampling of heads from cattle slaughtered under the Over Thirty Month Scheme (OTMS) during the first quarter of 1999, an extra 18 BSE cases were confirmed. These have been included in the figures for confirmed cases for Week 30. These 18 OTMS survey cases are excluded from the column for reported cases as they were not reported and placed under restriction while alive.

The data for reported cases exclude 1 private submission which was included in data already supplied to the noble Lord, Lord Marlesford, by my predecessor, my noble friend Lord Donoughue, on 29 July 1999, Official Report, col. WA221. This private submission, which tested positive, remains recorded as a confirmed case.