§ Mr. Lyellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many licences were (a) applied for and (b) granted under the Heather and Grass Burning Regulations 1949 for burning to take place within the proscribed dates in each county in England and Wales during 1981 and 1982.
§ Mrs. FennerThe information requested is as follows:
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1981 1982 Number of licences applied for Number of licences issued Number of licences applied for Number of licences issued England Avon — — — — Bedfordshire — — — — Berkshire — — — — Buckinghamshire — — — — Cambridgeshire — — — — Cheshire — — — — Cleveland 1 1 2 2 Cornwall — — 2 1 Cumbria 8 7 9 9 Derbyshire 4 3 2 — Devon 3 3 4 4 Dorset — — — — Durham 8 8 6 5 East Sussex — — — — Essex — — — — Gloucestershire — — — — Greater London — — — — Greater Manchester — — — — Hampshire 1 1 1 *1
1981 1982 Number of licences applied for Number of licences issued Number of licences applied for Number of licences issued Hereford and Worcester — — — — Hertfordshire — — — — Humberside — — — — Isle of Wight — — — — Kent — — — — Lancashire 14 14 9 9 Leicestershire — — — — Lincolnshire — — — — Merseyside — — — — Norfolk — — — — North Yorkshire 56 †56 49 49 Northamptonshire — — — — Northumberland 2 2 2 2 Nottinghamshire — — — — Oxfordshire — — — — Shropshire — — — — Somerset 1 1 6 6 South Yorkshire 2 2 3 3 Staffordshire 1 1 1 1 Suffolk — — — — Surrey — — — — Tyne and Wear — — — — Warwickshire — — — — West Midlands — — — — West Sussex — — — — West Yorkshire 5 5 1 1 Wiltshire — — — — Wales Clwyd 12 11 10 10 Dyfed 11 11 3 2 Gwent — — 1 1 Gwynedd 6 4 10 10 Mid-Glamorgan 1 1 — — Powys ‡15 8 ‡7 4 South Glamorgan — — — — West Glamorgan 3 3 2 2 * Licence issued but revoked prior to the commencement of any burning. † Includes one licence for which an application was received in 1980. ‡ Includes two applications subsequently withdrawn.