§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many licences have been granted by the Countryside Council for Wales for interference with badger setts following the Badger Act 1991, now the Protection of Badgers Act 1992; and for which purposes listed in section 10 of the 1992 Act such licences were issued.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesI am advised by the Countryside Council for Wales that 82 such licences have been issued for the purposes of conservation, development and the investigation of offences.