§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there have been for stealing(a) captive and (b) wild birds of prey in each year since 1990 and each month during 1994.
§ Mr. MacleanThe number of offenders convicted under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 from 1990 to 1992 for offences related to birds are given in the table. Information is not collected centrally as to the species involved.
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Number of offenders convicted under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 of offences related to birds England and Wales Offence description 1990 1991 1992 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Protection of wild birds (Section 1) 24 33 33 Protection of nests and eggs of wild birds (Section 1) 2 12 7 Illegal entry into bird sanctuaries (Section 3) — 2 — Protection of wild birds in sanctuaries (Section 3) — 1 — Protection of the nests and eggs of wild birds in sanctuaries (Section 3) — — —
Offence description 1990 1991 1992 Prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild birds (Section 5) 9 6 5 Protection of captive birds (Section 8) 7 — 4