§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the common name of those bird species which require a sales exemption under EC regulation 3626/82, which implements the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species.
§ Mr. BaldryI have today placed a copy of the information requested in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will indicate the number of cases investigated by his Department of birds offered for sale suspected of not having exemption under EC regulation 3626/82, the number which were subject to legal proceedings and the number which resulted in prosecutions in each of the last three years for which information is available.
§ Mr. BaldryMy Department's investigations are limited to identifying possible offences, making initial
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Provisional contributions from Local Authorities to non-dom. rate pool 1990–91 £ million Receipts from non-domestic rates pool 1990–91 £ million Provisional contributions from Local Authorities to non-dom. rate pool 1991–92 £ million Receipts from non-domestic rates pool 1991–92 £ million Northern 455 679 481 806 North West 1,004 1,373 1,072 1,622 Yorkshire and Humberside 758 1,083 810 1,277 East Midlands 592 878 651 1,044 West Midlands 825 1,126 882 1,345 East Anglia 301 445 359 533 South East 1,890 2,344 2,255 2,773 South West 633 1,024 739 1,229 London 2,669 1,477 3,121 1,780 England 9,127 10,429 10,369 12,408
§ Mr. TrippierLess sensitive areas will be identified by the Government on the advice of the relevant regulatory authorities in accordance with the criteria and timetable contained in the directive.