§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many licences were granted for the taking of birds of prey from the wild; and how many birds of prey were taken under such licences, by species, in each year since 1982; [22361]
(2) how many falconry licences were issued in each year since 1982, broken down by the categories and numbers of prey species involved; and if figures are collected by the Department in respect of the numbers of prey taken. [22362]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordDetails of licences issued under section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 are contained in the reports by the United Kingdom to the European Community on derogations under article 9 of the directive on the conservation of wild birds, 79/409/EEC. Copies of the derogation report are held in the Library. Figures are not available for 1982, 1983 or 1994.