Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 15 December 2000. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Friday, 15 December 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) dogs and (b) other animals that will be destroyed if (i) Schedule 2 and (ii) Schedule 3 of the Hunting Bill is enacted; and if he will make a statement. - No figures given.

Answer: Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of (a) dogs and (b) other animals that will be destroyed if (i) Schedule 2 and (ii) Schedule 3 of the Hunting Bill is enacted; and if he will make a statement. [143021] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The options contained in Schedules 2 and 3 to the Hunting Bill have been put forward by the Middle Way Group and Deadline 2000 respectively and they are responsible for the content, and consequences, of those Schedules. The number of dogs and other animals that would have to be destroyed if either of those Schedules was enacted would, presumably, depend on the wishes of those who owned the animals in question.

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