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Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those areas designated as sites of special scientific interest where his Department has issued a licence to hunt; and if he will make a statement. [14443]
Mr. Spellar: Those areas designated as sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) where a licence to hunt has been issued are as follows:
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Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which hunts currently have a licence to hunt on his Department's land; to which areas of land licences apply; and if he will make a statement. [14441]
Mr. Spellar: The Foxhunts which currently have a Licence to operate on Ministry of Defence land are set out below.
| Area | |
|---|---|
| Surrey Union Hunt | Elstead and Hankley Training Areas |
| Avon Vale Hunt | Sennybridge Training Area |
| Royal Artillery Hunt | Sennybridge Training Area |
| South and West Wiltshire Hunt | Sennybridge Training Area |
| East Kent Hunt | Cinque Ports Training Area |
| Blankney Hunt | Beckingham Training Area |
| Zetland Hunt | Feldom Training Area |
| Bedale Hunt | Dry Training Area, Catterick |
| West of Yore Hunt | Dry Training Area, Catterick |
| Wensleydale Hunt | Bellerby Ranges, Catterick |
| Lunesdale Foxhounds | Warcop Training Area |
| Ullswater Foxhounds | Warcop Training Area |
| Brecon and Talybont Hunt | Sennybridge Training Area |
| Irfon and Tywi Hunt | Sennybridge Training Area |
| Glyn and Celyn Hunt | Sennybridge Training Area |
| Sennybridge District Hunt | Sennybridge Training Area |
| South Pembrokeshire Hunt | Templeton Airfield |
| Tanatside Hunt | Nesscliffe Training Area |
| North Shropshire Hunt | Nesscliffe Training Area |
| West Percy Hunt | Otterburn Training Area |
| Border Hunt | Otterburn Training Area |
| Bewcastle Hunt | RAF Spadeadam |
| Tynedale Hunt | Albermarle Barracks |
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Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the licences granted to hunt on his Department's land in the hunting seasons (a) 1995-96 and (b) 1996-97 broken down into local authority area; and if he will make a statement. [14445]
Mr. Spellar: Those Licences granted to hunts broken down by Local Authority Area for 1995-96 and 1996-97 are as follows:
| Name of Hunt | Local authority |
|---|---|
| Surrey Union | Waverley District |
| Guildford Borough | |
| Surrey Heath | |
| Taunton Vale Foxhounds | South Somerset District |
| Avon Vale Hunt | West Wiltshire District |
| Royal Artillery Hunt | West Wiltshire District |
| South and West Wiltshire Hunt | West Wiltshire District |
| East Kent Hunt | Shepway District Council |
| Dover District Council | |
| Essex and Suffolk Hunt | Colchester Borough Council |
| Zetland Hunt | Richmond District Council |
| Bedale Hunt | Richmond District Council |
| West of Yore Hunt | Richmond District Council |
| Wensleydale Hunt | Richmond District Council |
| Lunesdale Hunt | Eden District Council |
| Ullswater Hunt | Eden District Council |
| Brecon and Talybont Hunt | Carmarthen County Council |
| Powys County Council | |
| Irfon and Tywi Hunt | Carmarthen County Council |
| Powys County Council | |
| Glyn and Celyn Hunt | Carmarthen County Council |
| Powys County Council | |
| Sennybridge District Hunt | Carmarthen County Council |
| Powys County Council | |
| Tanatside Hunt | Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council |
| North Shropshire Hunt | Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council |
| West Percy Hunt | Alnwick District Council |
| Northumberland National Park | |
| The Border Hunt | Alnwick District Council |
| Tynedale District Council | |
| Northumberland National Park | |
| Bewcastle Hunt | City of Carlisle District Council |
| Tynedale Hunt | Castle Morpeth Borough Council |
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Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the terms and conditions of hunt licences include a requirement that hunts follow the rules as set out by the Masters of Foxhounds Association; and if he will make a statement. [14447]
Mr. Spellar: Each Licence includes a Schedule of Hunting Rules for the hunt to abide by, one of which is that the "Masters of Foxhounds are to conduct their hunting in accordance with the Rules issued by the Masters of Foxhounds Association".
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many licences to hunt on his Department's land have been revoked in each of the last three years, indicating (a) the hunts involved and (b) the reasons for licence withdrawal; and if he will make a statement. [14439]
Mr. Spellar: No Licence for hunting over MOD land have been revoked in the last 3 years.
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on whose authority licences are issued to hunt on his Department's land; how the terms and conditions are drawn up; and if he will make a statement. [14444]
Mr. Spellar: Licences are issued on the authority of the Secretary of State for Defence. The terms and conditions are agreed between the hunt and the local Defence Land Agent.
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in what circumstances the terms and conditions of hunt licences permit hunts to (a) block up badger setts, (b) dig out and flush foxes and (c) construct or maintain artificial earths on his Department's land; and if he will make a statement. [14446]
Mr. Spellar:
Hunting licences do not generally contain clauses prohibiting the stopping up of badger setts, although all contain clauses stating that hunts must not cause damage to land or the woods, banks, fences and crops thereon. It is my Department's policy not to allow the practices of digging out and flushing foxes on its estate. The construction or maintenance of artificial earths on the Defence Estate is not permitted.
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Mr. Flynn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which hunts were issued licences to hunt on his Department's land for the (a) 1995-96 and (b) 1996-97 hunting seasons; and if he will make a statement. [14440]
Mr. Spellar:
The licences granted to hunts were:
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(a). 1995-96
Surrey Union
Taunton Vale Foxhounds
Avon Val Hunt
Royal Artillery Hunt.
South and West Wiltshire Hunt
East Kent Hunt
Essex and Suffolk Hunt
Zetland Hunt
Bedale Hunt
West of Yore Hunt
Wensleydale Hunt
Lunesdale Hunt
Ullswater Hunt
Brecon and Talybont Hunt
Irfon and Tywi Hunt
Glyn and Celyn Hunt
Sennybridge District Hunt
Tanatside Hunt
North Shropshire Hunt
West Percy Hunt
The Border Hunt
Bewcastle Hunt
Tynedale Hunt
b. 1996-97
Surrey Union
Avon Vale Hunt
Royal Artillery Hunt
South and West Wiltshire Hunt
East Kent Hunt
Blankney Hunt
Zetland Hunt
Bedale Hunt
West of Yore Hunt
Wensleydale Hunt
Lunesdale Hunt
Ullswater Hunt
Brecon and Talybont Hunt
Irfon and Tywi Hunt
Glyn and Celyn Hunt
Sennybridge District Hunt
South Pembrokeshire Hunt
Tanatside Hunt
North Shropshire Hunt
West Percy Hunt
The Border Hunt
Bewcastle Hunt
Tynedale Hunt
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