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Written question asked by Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 21 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 November 2005. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 November 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Cormorants

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many licences for the culling of cormorants were issued in England in each of the last five years; how many cormorants were killed under licence in England in each year; and if she will make a statement.
Answer

The information requested is as follows.

Season Number of licenses granted Number of birds licensed to be shot Number of birds shot
2001–02 99 570 189
2002–03 120 603 273
2003–04 146 828 499
2004–05 331 1,996 1,258
2005–06 355 2,302 —
(1) Returns due January 2006.

The above table shows statistics from the start of each cormorant season, rather than for specific years.The numbers given for the 2005 season run to 17 November only.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c306-7W;440 c306-7W; 31387
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Birds Death Licensing Cormorants
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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