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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many dogs were reported stolen in each police district command unit area in Northern Ireland in (a) each of the past 12 months and (b) each of the previous three years, broken down by breed; how many of the dogs...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many dogs were reported stolen in each police district command unit area in Northern Ireland in (a) each of the past 12 months and (b) each of the previous three years, broken down by breed; how many of the dogs...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many dogs were reported as stolen in each police force area in England and Wales in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the previous three years, broken down by breed; how many of these...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many dogs were reported as stolen in each police force area in England and Wales in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the previous three years, broken down by breed; how many of these...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many convictions for the ownership of a dangerous dog there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years; and what the (a) penalty imposed and (b) breed of dog was in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many convictions for the ownership of a dangerous dog there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years; and what the (a) penalty imposed and (b) breed of dog was in each case.
| Successful prosecutions for possession of prohibited dog types during 2006¹ (from information provided to DARD by local councils) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of dog | Order | Penalty (£) |
| Pit bull type dog | Destruction order | 50 fine |
| Pit bull type dog | No destruction order as dog died | 200 fine plus a 2 year disqualification order |
| Pit bull type dog | Destruction order | 50 fine plus 169 costs |
| Pit bull type dog | Destruction order | 200 fine plus 94 costs |
| Pit bull type dog | Destruction order | 100 fine plus 181 costs plus costs for the destruction of the dog |
| ¹ To date DARD has received statistical information for the final quarter of 2006 from 25 of the 26 local councils. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many dogs classified as dangerous under the relevant dangerous dogs legislation were signed over for humane destruction in Northern Ireland in each district council area in each of the past six months, broken down by breed of dog involved.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many dogs classified as dangerous under the relevant dangerous dogs legislation were signed over for humane destruction in Northern Ireland in each district council area in each of the past six months, broken down by breed of dog involved.
| Prohibited dogs handed in to local councils for humane destruction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending: | ||||
| Council | 31 June 2006 | 31 September 2006 | 31 December 2006 | Total |
| Antrim | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ards | 0 | 0 | ¹— | 0 |
| Armagh¹ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ballymena | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Ballymoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Banbridge¹ | 0 | 0 | ¹— | 0 |
| Belfast | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| Carrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castlereagh¹ | 1 | 0 | ¹— | 1 |
| Coleraine¹ | 0 | 0 | ¹— | 0 |
| Cookstown¹ | 0 | 0 | ¹— | 0 |
| Craigavon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derry¹ | 0 | 0 | ¹— | 0 |
| Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dungannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fermanagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larne¹ | 1 | 0 | ¹— | 1 |
| Limavady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lisburn | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Magherafelt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moyle¹ | 0 | 0 | ¹— | 0 |
| Newry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newtownabbey¹ | 0 | 0 | ¹— | 0 |
| North Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omagh¹ | 0 | 0 | ¹— | 0 |
| Strabane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 10 | 9 | 53 |
| ¹ Figures for final quarter of 2006 are not yet available. | ||||
| Source: | ||||
| Figures supplied to DARD by district councils. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he is taking to amend dangerous dogs legislation in Northern Ireland; and how many successful prosecutions there have been under existing legislation in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he is taking to amend dangerous dogs legislation in Northern Ireland; and how many successful prosecutions there have been under existing legislation in each of the last five years.
| Table 1: prosecutions under the Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (figures supplied to DARD by district councils) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor offences(e.g. fouling, licensing) | Serious offences (e.g. attacks by dogs) | Dangerous dogs | Annual total | |
| 2002 | 160 | 46 | — | 206 |
| 2003 | 265 | 64 | — | 329 |
| 2004¹ | 177 | 51 | — | 228 |
| 2005¹ | 139 | 35 | — | 174 |
| 2006² | 47 | 18 | ³5 | ³71 |
| ¹ Prior to 2006 returns did not specifically distinguish prosecutions with respect to dangerous dogs. | ||||
| ² Figures only available to the end of June 2006. | ||||
| ³ Figures include six cases pending. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many police dogs are in active use by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, broken down by district command unit; and how often and in what circumstances they were deployed in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many police dogs are in active use by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, broken down by district command unit; and how often and in what circumstances they were deployed in the last 12 months.
| Number | |
| Urban | |
| General Purpose dogs | 14 |
| Explosive dogs | 2 |
| Total | 16 |
| Rural | |
| General Purpose dogs | 10 |
| Explosive dogs | 4 |
| Total | 14 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial or other assistance will be offered by the Government to the owners of greyhounds affected by an immediate ban on hare coursing in England and Wales under the Hunting Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial or other assistance will be offered by the Government to the owners of greyhounds affected by an immediate ban on hare coursing in England and Wales under the Hunting Bill.