HC Deb 11 January 1999 vol 323 c54W
Mr. Nigel Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many prosecutions for damage to sites of special scientific interest have been started under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [64827]

Mr. Meale

The figures requested are shown in the table.

Year Number of prosecutions
1994 0
1995 0
1996 2
1997 1
1998 1