§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which protected species in the United Kingdom may be taken under licence; and if he will produce a table showing for the last three years the number of licences issued to take otherwise protected bird species and the number of birds, by species, taken under such licences.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryUnder the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, licences may be issued, for certain purposes, to take any of the species to which the Act affords protection. Similar provisions apply under legislation in force in Northern Ireland.
The number of licences issued to take wild birds in the last two years, apart from those issued by the Nature Conservancy Council for scientific purposes, is shown in the table, with the numbers of birds taken.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe number of dwellings for disabled people at April 1989, as reported by local authorities in their 1989 housing investment programme (HIP1) returns, appears in columns A2C1 and A2D1 of "HIP1 All Items Print (1989)", a copy of which is in the Library. The information for April 1990 is not yet available. The Department has no information in a readily accessible form on the number of disabled people under 59 years of age.
Disabled people may obtain assistance for house adaptations under the new house renovation grants system introduced in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, and this should help to increase the amount of housing suitable for people with disabilities.