§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each of the last 10 years the number of licences issued to take species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, indicating the species involved in each case.
§ Mr. BaldryDetails of licences issued to take protected bird species are given in the United Kingdom's annual derogation reports to the European Commission under the terms of the EC directive (79/409) on the conservation of wild birds. Copies of each report for the years 1981 to 1990 are placed in the Library of the House.
In the case of non-bird species, 14 licences have been issued in this period to take unlimited numbers of the edible dormouse.