Written question asked by Iain Stewart (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 December 2014. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Newts

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many great crested newt licences have been (a) applied for and (b) granted in each year since 2007.

Answer

Information on great crested newt mitigation licences prior to 2008 is not readily available. Licence applications received in one calendar year for work to be carried out the next year may not have been processed until early the following year.

The figures for new licences are:

	Applications	Licences granted
2008	133	100
2009	193	195
2010	219	227
2011	195	205
2012	226	185
2013	239	255
2014	269	249

The following applications to modify an existing licence were also made:

	Applications to modify an existing licence	Modified licences granted
2008	104	77
2009	217	176
2010	218	178
2011	191	151
2012	226	171
2013	308	220
2014	229	247

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 216774
Session: 2014-15
Subjects: Licensing Newts
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Newts

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