Charles Walker – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charles Walker on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many freshwater rod licence sales there have been for (a) junior anglers aged 12 to 16 years and (b) adult anglers in the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
George Eustice
The number of annual and short term (one day or eight day) rod licences sold to junior anglers (aged 12-16 years inclusive) and adult anglers in each of the last five years are shown in the table below.
Year |
Junior |
Adult |
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Coarse & Trout |
Salmon |
Total |
Coarse & Trout |
Salmon |
Total |
|
2010/11 |
110738 |
2742 |
113480 |
1228580 |
25742 |
1254322 |
2011/12 |
103347 |
3030 |
106377 |
1230155 |
26094 |
1256249 |
2012/13 |
82978 |
2675 |
85653 |
1119920 |
25015 |
1144935 |
2013/14 |
71713 |
2257 |
73970 |
1145897 |
24430 |
1170327 |
2014/15 |
61411 |
1915 |
63326 |
1123046 |
23706 |
1146752 |
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