Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:15 pm on 6 July 1992.

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Photo of David Curry David Curry , Skipton and Ripon 7:15, 6 July 1992

The hon. Gentleman will surely allow that there is a distinction to be drawn between a weekly rate of confirmations and a weekly rate of reporting. Attributing confirmations to the week in which they were reported shows that the actual rate is significantly lower than 1,000 a week.