Written question asked by Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 12 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 June 2003. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 23 June 2003 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 cases of varroa mite infestation there have been in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. - Inc table. (Holding answer 18 June 2003).

Answer: Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cases of varroa mite infestation there have been in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. [119970] Mr. Bradshaw: [holding answer 18 June 2003]: The number of new varroa infestations in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in each of the last five years is set out in the following table: Numbers of new cases of varroa mite infestation: 1999-2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 (to date) England 261 286 38 58 31 Wales 47 15 1 3 1 Scotland 19 10 21 39 31 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 28 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 119970; 407 c536W;407 c534W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Northern Ireland Pest control Scotland Wales Beekeeping Varroosis Bees Pests
Contains statistics: Yes
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