§ Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknishasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many drift net and T net fishing licences were held in the North East of England in each of the last 10 years. [HL4226]
§ Baroness HaymanInformation is not available in exactly the form requested. The table below gives the number of net licences issued in the north-east region of the Environment Agency.
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Year: Drift net and combined drift net/T net licences T or J net licences 1990 143 37 1991 142 35
Year: Drift net and combined drift net/T net licences T or J net licences 1992 142 35 1993 124 27 1994 114 24 1995 99 23 1996 89 19 1997 81 15 1998* 75 14 1999*º 72 13 * not yet published. º provisional. Source of published figures: Fisheries Statistics—published by the National Rivers Authority for the years up to 1994 and the Environment Agency thereafter.