§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the licensed dog population in England, Wales and Scotland in the year 1962; what was the estimated number of un- 232W licensed dogs or strays in the same year; and what increase there has been in this figure over the last five years.
Mr. MacmillanI have been asked to reply. The number of dog licences issued in the financial year 1962–63 in England, Wales and Scotland was 2,792,906, an increase of 110,964 over the last five years. No estimate of the number of unlicensed dogs or strays is available.