Written question asked by David Burnside (Ulster Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 22 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 April 2005. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Monday, 4 April 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many confirmed cases of BSE were recorded in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

Answer: David Burnside: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many confirmed cases of BSE were recorded in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [226960] Mr. Pearson: The number of confirmed cases of BSE recorded in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years is detailed in the following table. The table provides a breakdown of the number of cases identified through normal statutory reporting of BSE suspects (passive surveillance) and those cases identified as a result of the surveillance testing programmes (active surveillance) in operation in Northern Ireland. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Passive surveillance Active surveillance Number of BSE cases 2000 22 54 76 2001 29 40 69 2002 33 70 103 2003 11 51 62 2004 8 26 34 2005 (At 18 March 2005) 1 6 7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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