§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many companies and individuals have been prosecuted for operating unlicensed puppy farms since the Breeding of Dogs Act 1991 came into force; and if he will list them and the local authority area in which they are situated; [1684]
(2) how many puppy farms are currently licensed in each local authority area in Wales; [1685]
(3) how many prosecutions have been made against licensed operators of puppy farms for breaches of the licensing regulations relating to puppy farms in the Breeding of Dogs Act 1991. [1686]
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§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 1 November 1996]: Information on the number of licensed dog breeding establishments in each local authority area in Wales is not available centrally.
Information on prosecutions under the Breeding of Dogs Acts 1973 and 1991 is not collected in the form requested. Details of prosecutions in England and Wales for offences under the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973, as amended, are available as follows:
Number of prosecutions and convictions for offences under the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973, as amended by the Breeding of Dogs Act 1991, by type of defendant 1980–95 Year Prosecutions 1980 2 1981 6 1982 0 1983 2 1984 1 1985 1 1986 5 1987 7 1988 1 1989 3 1990 11 1991 3 1992 23 1993 15 1994 2 1995 (provisional) 1 Prosecutions are against persons unless stated otherwise.1 Includes two companies.