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Written question asked by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 October 2011. It was answered by Lord Benyon (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 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 applications there have been to kill cormorants in each of the last five years; and how many were granted in each such year.
Answer

Wildlife licensing is a devolved matter and applications for licences in England are made to Natural England. The following table shows the number of applications to kill cormorants received by Natural England in the last five years and how many licences to kill cormorants were granted in each year.

Number of applications received Number of licences issued
2006 401 322
2007 336 307
2008 386 357
2009 438 416
2010 471 421

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
76255; 534 c243W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Pest control Cormorants
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk