HL Deb 14 July 2003 vol 651 c78WA
Baroness Golding

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many prosecutions there have been under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 2000 relating to the prohibition of release of non-native species of animals; and what were the animals to which the prosecutions referred. [HL3773]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Information reported to the Home Office shows that 10 persons have been proceeded against under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Section 14, by the end of 2001, and in each case the offence related to an animal. Records held centrally do not allow the identification of the animal(s).

Statistics for 2002 will be published in the autumn.

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

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