§ 18. Sir ROBERT NEWMANasked the home Secretary whether he will take steps, by legislation or otherwise, to prevent larks being exposed for sale for food in this country during their close season, thus extending to them the same protection during their close season that is provided for certain other birds?
Sir W. JOYNSON-HCKSThe Wild Birds Protection Acts, 1880 and 1881. already place certain restrictions upon the sale of larks during the close time. There is no power at present to acid to those restrictions but as the House may shortly be considering a Private Member's Bill on the subject of wild birds' protection, an opportunity should be afforded to my hon. Friend to raise the question.
Commander WILLIAMSWill the right hon. Gentleman do his best to give Government facilities for this Bill, in order to protect these birds?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe hon. Member had better put that question on the Paper.