Written question asked by Lord Blencathra (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 July 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 13 July 2001. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Friday, 13 July 2001 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many infected premises in each county of (a) England and (b) Scotland tested negative in the laboratory. - Inc table.

Answer: David Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many infected premises in each county of (a) England and (b) Scotland tested negative in the laboratory. [2803] Mr. Morley: The table shows the number of infected premises (IPs) in each county of England and Scotland which gave negative laboratory test results. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. County Total Avon 4 Cheshire 9 Cleveland 1 Cornwall 1 Cumbria 76 Derbyshire 1 Devonshire 44 Dumfriesshire 39 Durham 20 Essex 1 Gloucestershire 33 Hereford and Worcester 34 Kent 3 Kircudbright 7 Lancashire 7 Leicestershire 2 North Yorkshire 7 Northumberland 14 Roxburgh 2 Shropshire 3 Somerset 2 Staffordshire 19 Tyne and Wear 1 Wigtown 11 Wiltshire 1 Grand Total 342 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A negative test result does not necessarily mean that the premises was free from disease. For instance, if the disease is old the virus may not be present in the sample collected, and blood tests from newly infected animals may not give a positive reaction to the laboratory test as antibodies may not yet be present.

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