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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Geddes (Conservative). It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Thursday, 21 February 2008.


Game Licences

Question
How many game licences were issued in the 12 months prior to their abolition on 1 August 2007.
Answer

My Lords, it is not possible to provide the specific information requested. Post Office Ltd administered the sale of game licences and recorded sales information using its own accounting periods rather than calendar periods. However, for the accounting period September 2006 to August 2007, Post Office Ltd recorded the sale of the following number of game licences: in England and Wales, 82,350; in Scotland, 6,253; and in Northern Ireland, 1,661.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
699 c270 
Session
2007-08
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Related items
Game Licences: Scotland
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Oral questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Licensing Gun sports Game
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk