HC Deb 06 February 1970 vol 795 c215W
Mr. Alexander W. Lyon

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for licences under the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 were made to the Home Office in 1968; and with what result.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

2,693 licences were granted in 1968. The number of licence applications received by the Home Office, and the number of refusals, are not available.