§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many(a) red kites and (b) golden plovers there were in (i) Scotland, (ii) England and (iii) Wales in each year since 1972. [64709]
§ Mr. MeacherThe information requested on red kites from 1972 to 2000 is shown in the table.
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Number of pairs of red kites Year Wales England Scotland 1972 29 — — 1973 31 — — 1974 33 — — 1975 33 — — 1976 33 — — 1977 35 — — 1978 41 — — 1979 44 — — 1980 43 — — 1981 47 — — 1982 46 — — 1983 47 — — 1984 52 — — 1985 56 — — 1986 58 — — 1987 59 — — 1988 69 — — Reintroduction initiated 1989 72 — — 1990 85 1991 92 2 0 1992 101 7 2 1993 115 12 8 1994 138 22 11 1995 146 26 17 1996 161 137 22 1997 180 61 27
Number of pairs of red kites Year Wales England Scotland 1998 200 87 30 1999 228 183 39 2000 1203 1131 139 1Information available for Wales in 2000, for England in 1996, 1999 and 2000 and for Scotland in 2000 relates only to numbers of breeding pairs. The following table gives information on the golden plover population. Numbers have been monitored only since 1995 and on a GB-wide basis.
Golden plover Year Population 1995–1996 13,0638 1996–1997 10,1255 1997–1998 18,1612 1998–1999 15,6020 1999–2000 17,8959