§ Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many rod fishing licence applications have been made since the introduction of the online facility; and how many of these were made online. [162809]
§ Mr. Bradshaw: The figures on rod fishing licence applications are as follows:
Rod Licence Sales 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Total rod licence sales 1,137,478 1,188,400 1,227,680 Internet sales of rod licences 12,531 31,501 49,461