HC Deb 10 February 1981 vol 998 c311W
Mr. Speller

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the income received from dog licences in the last year for which details are available, together with the cost of collection and administration.

Mr. Giles Shaw

In 1979–80 the income received by local authorities in England and Wales from dog licences was around £1 million. The administrative costs of collection in that year were approximately £1.8 million.