HC Deb 25 October 1999 vol 336 cc692-3W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many successful wildlife protection prosecutions have been launched by Merseyside Police since 1992. [94654]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Merseyside Police Force's computerised records indicate the following number of successful prosecutions since January 1994 of persons charged with a wildlife offence:

Year in which person was charged Number of persons convicted
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 3
1999 (to date) 1

Earlier computerised information is not available