HC Deb 13 January 1999 vol 323 cc223-4W
Mr. Swayne

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on what authority the Parliamentary Secretary instructed Forest Enterprise to issue a formal warning to the New Forest Fox Hounds on 6 November. [65007]

Mr. Morley

[holding answer 11 January 1999]: Forest Enterprise issued this warning to the New Forest Fox Hounds as a result of a breach of the conditions of their licence. Forest Enterprise will take appropriate action, which may include suspension of the licence, if there are further breaches of the licence conditions. The New Forest Fox Hounds have accepted this. The licence is enforced by Forest Enterprise and I have not at any time instructed Forest Enterprise, or the Forestry Commissioners, to issue

As an illustration of the possible impact of the behavioural effects of the proposals in "Partnership in Pensions", if all those in work saved an additional 5 per cent., the figure would fall to approximately 1 in 5 in 2050.