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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will publish the results of his investigations into the source of each outbreak of foot and mouth disease in England and Wales.

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 2001

Reference

364 c481W; 152019

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list up to the latest available date (a) each instance of Infectious Salmon Anaemia, (b) its location, (c) the date reported to his Department and (d) if in wild or farmed salmon, in seatrout or other salmonoid; and what...

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 April 1999

For answer on

21 April 1999

Answered on

21 April 1999

Mr. William Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list up to the latest available date (a) each instance of Infectious Salmon Anaemia, (b) its location, (c) the date reported to his Department and (d) if in wild or farmed salmon, in seatrout or other salmonoid; and what measures he has taken, or is taking, to (i) control and (ii) eliminate the condition; and if he has determined how ISA was introduced to Scottish waters. [80872] Mr. Macdonald: To date, Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been confirmed on 10 seawater farmed salmon sites, as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Site Date of ISA confirmation Loch Nevis B, Argyll 15 May 1998 Loch Greshornish, Skye 16 May 1998 Loch Nevis A, Argyll 9 June 1998 Loch Creran A, Argyll 9 June 1998 Loch Creran C, Argyll 9 June 1998 Loch Creran B, Argyll 17 June 1998 Shuna, Argyll 24 July 1998 Lismore A, Argyll 24 July 1998 Mangaster Voe, Shetland 27 August 1998 Loch Nevis C, Argyll 18 September 1998 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Confirmation of the presence of ISA is based on clinical signs and laboratory tests. The current outbreak is the first in the European Community and legislation requires its elimination from our waters. The measures taken include clearance of the fish from infected farms, disinfection of equipment and fallowing for at least 6 months. In conjunction with official monitoring and sampling of fish, permission is required for movements of fish, equipment etc, into and out of farms in the same water catchment area as infected farms and fish movements are regulated in surrounding surveillance areas. An investigation into the source of the outbreak continues. From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.

Date

21 April 1999

Reference

329 c572-3W; 80872

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

(Pursuant to 21 October 1998, 317 c1154-6W) To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list for (a) each EU country (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Scotland and (e) Northern Ireland the number of BSE cases recorded in each of the last three years for which...

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 1998

Reference

55495; 319 c682W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimates she has made of (a) the number of badgers in Northern Ireland, (b) the highest and lowest densities per square kilometre and (c) the level of tuberculosis in those populations. - Inc figs.

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 1998

Reference

319 c352W; 59037

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in the event of an outbreak of rabies, how many poison baits his Department could produce each day for use against the principal vector species; what poisons he would use; and what number and percentage of such species he would aim...

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 November 1998

Reference

319 c319-20W; 59038

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is the principal species of wild animal involved in the transmission of rabies in Western Europe. - The fox (Vulpes vulpes).

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 November 1998

Reference

319 c319W; 59041

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when and where the last confirmed case of rabies was in the United Kingdom; what measures were taken to confine the outbreak and eliminate the wild species in the infected area and at what total cost; what measures he would take...

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 November 1998

For answer on

12 November 1998

Answered on

12 November 1998

Mr. William Ross: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when and where the last confirmed case of rabies was in the United Kingdom; what measures were taken to confine the outbreak and eliminate the wild species in the infected area and at what total cost; what measures he would take in the event of an outbreak; and how these measures would differ in rural and urban conditions. [59039] Mr. Rooker: The last confirmed case of rabies outside quarantine was in 1970 in Newmarket. The case involved a dog imported from Pakistan on 30 May 1969 which was released from quarantine on 30 November. Signs of illness were first noted on 20 February 1970, and death from rabies occurred seven days later. Another dog, owned by the same person and imported at the same time, which had shared quarantine accommodation with the infected doge was destroyed as a precaution against the spread of the disease. The Department's veterinary staff, assisted by the police, made exhaustive inquiries to trace any other possible contacts. None were found. As a precaution however, a dog which had been bitten by the infected dog on 18 January 1970, was taken into quarantine, as was another dog which had strayed near the infected dog some 4-6 weeks before. Inquiries were extended to an area in north London which the owner visited with the infected dog shortly before the onset of the disease, but there was no known contact there. The infected dog was on a leash on the sole occasion that it was exercised while showing signs of the disease. The dog was normally exercised on Newmarket Heath but was otherwise kept within the owner's house and yard. Special inquiries were made on any possible risk to horses in the Newmarket area. The exercising arrangements for horses and for the infected dog left no scope for any form of contact or for transmission of the virus, nor was there any possibility of contact with wildlife. Foxes in the area were regularly destroyed by staff appointed by the Jockey Club and the Estate Gamekeepers. For these reasons and because the infected dog had the dumb form of rabies, it was determined that there was no need to take any further precautions in the Newmarket area. Details of the total cost to the Department of carrying out these investigations are no longer available. In the event of an outbreak of rabies occurring now, the Minister could declare an infected area, depending on the epidemiological circumstances of the outbreak. An infected area may be divided into zones and different control regimes may be applied in different zones. Any or all of the following measures might be put into effect to ensure that the outbreak is contained and the virus eradicated: (i) Restriction of movement of certain species into or out of the area (ii) Control and confinement of specified animals in the area (iii) Seizure, detention and disposal of specified animals not under proper control in the area (iv) Compulsory vaccination of specified animals (v) Prohibition of gatherings of specified animals, including for sporting and/or recreational activities (vi) The destruction of foxes, game and/or other wildlife.

Date

12 November 1998

Reference

59039; 319 c317-9W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list for (a) each EU country (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Scotland and (e) Northern Ireland the number of BSE cases recorded in each of the last three years for which figures are readily available and the figures...

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 September 1998

For answer on

21 October 1998

Answered on

21 October 1998

Mr. William Ross: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list for (a) each EU country (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Scotland and (e) Northern Ireland the number of BSE cases recorded in each of the last three years for which figures are readily available and the figures for this year to the latest available date, indicating for each of the United Kingdom countries the figures for each month of the current year to 30 September. [55495] Mr. Rooker: Figures for confirmed BSE cases in other EU countries for 1995, 1996, 1997 and to the end of September 1998, supplied to us by the Commission, are given in the following table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. EU country 1995 1996 1997 {1}1998 Belgium -- -- 1 4 France 3 12 6 10 Germany{2} -- -- 2 -- Luxembourg -- -- 1 -- Netherlands -- -- 2 1 Portugal 14 29 20 60 Republic of Ireland 16 73 77 46 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} to 30 September 1998 {2} Germany has report no homebred cases of BSE Equivalent figures for each of the UK countries by year, and for 1998 by month, of confirmation are as detailed. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year of confirmation England Wales Scotland N. Ireland Total 1995 13,227 1,474 750 170 15,621 1996 7,691 703 346 82 8,822 1997 4,308 374 165 28 4,875 January to September 1998 2,272 186 74 12 2,544 Month of confirmation England Wales Scotland N. Ireland Total January 1998 281 18 13 1 313 February 1998 422 38 15 2 477 March 1998 319 31 8 0 358 April 1998 248 17 2 1 268 May 1998 216 14 9 0 239 June 1998 328 28 10 1 367 July 1998 164 13 4 0 181 August 1998 101 12 6 4 123 September 1998 193 15 7 3 218 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

21 October 1998

Reference

55495; 317 c1154-6W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what are his projections for BSE cases in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland for (i) 1998, (ii) 1999, (iii) 2000, (iv) 2001, (v) 2002 and (vi) 2003. - Inc table.

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 September 1998

For answer on

21 October 1998

Answered on

21 October 1998

Mr. William Ross: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are his projections for BSE cases in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland for (i) 1998, (ii) 1999, (iii) 2000, (iv) 2001, (v) 2002 and (vi) 2003. [55494] Mr. Rooker: Predictions of the number of BSE cases in Great Britain and Northern Ireland for 1998, 1999 and 2000 are set out. They are derived from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency's computer model of the epidemic together with additional data provided by the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland. The model predicts that the epidemic will continue to decline, a finding that is in agreement with published and unpublished findings of Professor Anderson's group at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the Epidemiology of Infectious Disease, University of Oxford. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Great Britain Northern Ireland 1998 2,685-2,891 20 1999 1,223-1,741 12 2000 451-784 6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Because the computer model uses data for Great Britain as a whole, it cannot provide separate predictions for England, Scotland and Wales. Supplementary estimates have therefore been made based on the proportional distribution of BSE cases in the three countries in 1997. These are less precise than the national predictions because they do not take into account movements of cattle from one part of Great Britain to another or different rates of decline in the number of BSE cases from region to region. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year England Scotland Wales 1998 2,402-2,586 84-91 199-204 1999 1,094-1,557 38-55 91-129 2000 403-701 14-25 33-58 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. It is not possible to provide estimates with any precision for the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 because by this time there will be random, unpredictable effects, particularly arising from cases occurring with long incubation periods. The VLA predictions represent 95 per cent. confidence intervals around a central estimate. It is inevitable that future predictions contain elements of uncertainty particularly when historical exposure levels to the BSE agent are not known. Nevertheless, based on information currently available, it is expected that the observed number of confirmed BSE cases for 1998 will prove to be close to the upper end of the predicted range provided above.

Date

21 October 1998

Reference

55494; 317 c1153-4W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To comment on the effects of BSE on the Northern Ireland economy. - Inc figs.

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

11 July 1996

Reference

281 c557;281 c553; 35380

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

1st supplementary on transferring flagging from holdings to herds

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

11 July 1996

Reference

281 c557;281 c553

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

What is his Department's definition of a farm holding in relation to BSE.

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 July 1996

Reference

34336; 280 c318W;280 c318-9W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

What further steps he intends to take to deal with BSE in Northern Ireland. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 May 1996

Reference

26392; 276 c620W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

What steps he has taken to ensure that diseased potatoes from elsewhere in the European Community are not imported into Northern Ireland.

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 February 1996

Reference

13448; 271 c80-1W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Pursuant to his Answer of 14th December to the honourable Member for Pendle, how many of the bovines in which BSE was confirmed were from (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland; and of the carcases, how many from each country were (i) cows, (ii) maiden heifers,...

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

15 January 1996

Answered on

15 January 1996

Mr. William Ross: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 14 December to the hon. Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice), how many of the bovines in which BSE was confirmed were from (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland; and of the carcases, how many from each country were (i) cows, (ii) maiden heifers, (iii) steers and (iv) bulls. [7138] Mrs. Browning: In his reply of 14 December to the hon. Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice) Official Report, column 1094, my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food gave the number of cases of BSE confirmed in the United Kingdom up to 8 December 1995 as 155,832. This was incorrect as the information given was for Great Britain and not the United Kingdom. The number of cases which has been confirmed in the United Kingdom at that date was 157,480. Up to 15 December 1995, 157,767 cases of BSE had been confirmed in the United Kingdom, and of these 133,849 were confirmed in England, 7,508 in Scotland, 14,757 in Wales, and 1,653 in Northern Ireland. Details of confirmed BSE cases are not recorded in a manner which permits retrieval in the format requested with respect to sex of the affected animal. For Great Britain and Northern Ireland, up to 15 December 1995, the available data can be broken down as follows: Number of BSE cases _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Great Britain Northern Ireland Cows 155,656 1,651 Steers 23 0 Bulls 435 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

15 January 1996

Reference

7138; 269 c443-4W;269 c441-2W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

How many persons in Northern Ireland suffer from (a) dystonia and (b) the form of dystonia known as spasmodic torticollis. - This information is not available.

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 November 1994

Reference

250 c74W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

Pursuant to 238 c58W, for what period the field study for bovine tuberculosis was intended to run; whether that period has been extended; and when he now expects it to be completed.

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 March 1994

Reference

239 c259W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

Whether the major study on a blood test for bovine tuberculosis has been completed; if he will publish the results.

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 February 1994

Reference

238 c58W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

What research he has carried out into the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in badgers in Northern Ireland; and what evidence he has that badgers are a source of tuberculosis in cattle in Northern Ireland.

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 January 1994

Reference

235 c876W;235 c874W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

What steps he has taken to get financial assistance from the EC veterinary fund to assist in his animal health programme.

Asked by

William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 January 1994

Reference

235 c876W;235 c873-4W

House

House of Commons

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