§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how long he intends the period of consultation to be before he introduces legislation for competition in the provision of local authority services.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe formal period for responses to the proposals set out in the Government's consultation paper issued on 14 February ends on 30 April.
Subject to this consultation my right hon. Friend proposes to introduce the necessary legislation in the next parliamentary Session.
Licensee Licence issued Location Number sold Source Barking Pets March 1983 Essex 122 Captive-bred Bioserv Ltd. December 1984 Somerset — — Broadway Pet Stores November 1982 LB Newham 565 Essex/Kent/Herts C'n'C Pet Stores March 1983 Kent 284 Essex/Kent Exotic World of Pets July 1984 Hants — — GBI Laboratories November 1984 West Yorks 55 Cheshire Gillingham Pet and Aquatic Centre March 1983 Kent 70 Trade Griffin and George November 1982 West Sussex 37,994 Ireland/Cornwall Hamlet Stores February 1985 Herts — — Howe CR (Pet Shop) March 1983 Hants — — Pet Fare March 1983 Lancs 10 Kent Maydencroft Aquatic nurseries Ltd. March 1985 Herts — — Midland Pet Aquarium March 1985 West Midlands — — Pet Mart May 1984 Notts — — The Pet Shop (Chatham) February 1985 Kent — — Sealink Ltd. (Import agents) January 1983 Dyfed 56,029 Ireland Mr. Skewes December 1982 Cornwall 5,678 Cornwall Stapleton CG December 1982 Cornwall 4,645 Cornwall Timstar Laboratories December 1984 Cheshire 375 Ireland Western Froggeries February 1984 Cornwall 7,635 Cornwall Wildwood Water Gardens Ltd. March 1983 LB Enfield 130 Trade Xenopus Ltd. November 1982 Surrey 20,458 Ireland/Cornwall Total 134,050