HC Deb 11 December 1997 vol 302 c637W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimates he has made of the extent of cattle and sheep rustling in(a) Lancashire and (b) England. [19695]

Mr. Michael

No estimates are available centrally. Such offences would be recorded under the "Other theft or unauthorised taking" offence classification and not separately identifiable. Prior to the introduction of the Theft Act 1968, offences of "Larceny of horses and cattle" were published annually in the "Criminal Statistics" command paper, copies of which are available in the Library.