§ Lord Burtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many licences have been issued by the Red Deer Commission authorising people to shoot deer at night in the last three months; whether each of the licences issued permits the shooting of roe deer; if not, how many have been issued for the killing of roe deer at night; and whether any permits have been issued to shoot deer at night in England and Wales.
§ The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord Sanderson of Bowden)During the last three months the Red Deer Commission has issued 28 licences authorising the shooting of deer in Scotland at night, of which 13 have permitted the shooting of roe deer. In the same period no permits to shoot deer at night have been issued in England and Wales.