Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 November 2000. It was answered by Baroness Quin (Labour) on Thursday, 2 November 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will publish the most recent figures for confirmed BSE cases broken down by year of birth. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Drew: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the most recent figures for confirmed BSE cases broken down by year of birth. [136913] Ms Quin: The position as at 30 October 2000 was as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year of birth Total number of confirmed cases 1974 1 1975 0 1976 2 1977 10 1978 6 1979 41 1980 101 1981 261 1982 1,393 1983 4,461 1984 8,067 1985 11,065 1986 19,732 1987 36,869 1988 22,186 1989 12,645 1990 5,640 1991 4,575 1992 3,155 1993 2,359 1994 1,206 1995 294 1996 {1}3 1997 0 1998 0 1999 0 Unknown 43,345 Total 177,416 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} A third case of BSE in an animal born in 1996 was confirmed on 30 October 2000. The animal was born in May 1996, before the feed ban is considered to have been fully effective.

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