§ Lord Mason of Barnsleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many fishing licences for stillwater trout and salmon have been sold in each year since the introduction of the national fishing licence in 1990. [HL2904]
§ Baroness HaymanThe national rod fishing licence was introduced in 1992, initially as an all-species licence. The present two-tier licence structure, introduced in 1994, does not include a licence specifically for stillwater trout and salmon.
Licence sales figures are:
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Year1 Coarse and Trout2 Migratory Salmonid2 1992–93 911,000 1993–94 895,000 1994–95 965,000 37,300 1995–96 966,000 34,900
Year1 Coarse and Trout2 Migratory Salmonid2 1996–97 1,137,000 35,300 1997–98 1,164,000 32,800 1998–99 1,111,000 32,500 1999–20003 1,101,000 29,100 1 1 April to 31 March. 2 The two tiers are: "Coarse and Trout" covers non-migratory trout, char, freshwater fish (coarse fish) and eels. "Migratory Salmonid" covers salmon and migratory trout (sea trout) plus all of the species covered by the coarse and trout licence. 3 Provisional.
§ Lord Mason of Barnsleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many offences of fishing without a licence have been committed since the introduction of the national fishing licence in 1990; and how many persons have been charged with such offences. [HL2905]
§ Baroness HaymanFigures are not available for the number of offences committed. The following table gives figures for the number of persons found to be fishing without a licence from 1996–97, when the data were first collected, and the number of prosecutions concluded for this offence in each year since the national rod fishing licence was introduced.
Year1 Number of persons found to be fishing without a licence Number of prosecutions concluded 1992–93 — 5,646 1993–94 — 4,600 1994–95 — 5,076 1995–96 — 5,868 1996–97 8,500 5,114 1997–98 6,348 4,837 1998–99 5,895 3,715 1999–2000 Data not yet completed 1 1 April to 31 March.