§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many persons have been(a) charged with and (b) convicted of cruelty to animals in 1988; what were the figures for each of the last five years; and what percentage the former is of the latter;
(2) how many persons have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted of cruelty to animals in the Basildon area; what percentage the latter is to the former; what were the figures for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to his question yesterday. Information for 1988 is not yet available.