§ Mr. Amessasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions were brought for cruelty to animals in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorInformation on proceedings for offences of cruelty to animals is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, Supplementary Tables, Volume 1" [table S1.1(A) of the 1985 issue under offence classification 108].