HC Deb 07 July 2003 vol 408 c635W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there have been for cruelty to(a) dogs, (b) cats and (c) sheep in (i) the UK and (ii) Sefton in (A) 2001, (B) 2002 and (C) 2003. [122316]

Paul Goggins

Offences connected with cruelty to dogs, cats and sheep cannot be distinguished from cruelty to other animals in the statistics collected centrally in England and Wales.

Figures for Scotland are a matter for the Scottish Office and those for Northern Ireland for the Northern Ireland Office.