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Written question asked by Alan Hurst (Labour) on Thursday, 10 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 March 2005. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Friday, 18 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many criminal prosecutions for crimes against wildlife in England and Wales were completed in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004.
Answer

Mr. Hurst: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many criminal prosecutions for crimes against wildlife in England and Wales were completed in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004. [221950] Mr. Morley: Many different pieces of legislation create offences protecting wildlife. Prosecutions are brought both publicly and privately but comprehensive information about them is not held centrally.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c497W; 221950
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Crime Prosecutions Nature conservation Wildlife
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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