HC Deb 30 January 1930 vol 234 cc1206-7W
Mr. W. G. HALL

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of dog licences issued in the United Kingdom in the years 1914, 1924 and 1929?

Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCE

Statistics as to the number of dog licences issued are not available for calendar years. The number of dog licences issued in the United Kingdom for the years ended 31st March, 1914, 1924 and 1929, which are published in the Annual Reports of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise was as follows:—

Year ended 31st March. England & Wales. Scotland. Great Britain.
1914 1,844,565 133,875 1,978,440
1924 2,346,132 142,491 2,488,623
1929 2,781,877 171,141 2,953,018