§ Mr. Corbettasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cases have been: (a) considered for prosecution and (b) prosecuted in each of the last five years for which figures are available for alleged contravention of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 and the Disease of Animals Act 1950 under the following orders: Transit of Animals (Road and Rail) Order 1975, the Conveyance of Live Poultry Order 1919 and the Transit of Animals (General) Order 1973.
§ Dr. SummerskillI have been asked to reply.
The only information available centrally is given in the following table.
Prosecutions in England and Wales for Offences against the Protection of Animals Act 1911 Year Number of persons prosecuted 1972 … … 531 1973 … … 569 1974 … … 502 1975 … … 606 1976 … … 665