§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for cruelty to livestock were brought in each year since 1985; and how many in each case were brought by(a) the Government and (b) the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
§ Mr. Charles WardleInformation held centrally by the Home Department does not identify the individual summoning body. The table shows the number of prosecutions under the Protection of Animals Act 1911 and Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 by type of proceedings from 1985 to 1992. The 1993 data will not be available until the autumn.