HL Deb 20 March 1947 vol 146 cc639-40WA

THE EARL OF MANSFIELD asked His Majesty's Government, whether they will state how many foxes have been destroyed by the Forestry Commission in Scotland during each of the years 1944, 1945 and 1946, giving the separate figures for each county.

LORD MORRISON

The following are details of the number of foxes and cubs destroyed by the Forestry Commission in Scottish counties during the years '944, 1945 and 1946:

County. 1944. Foxes and Cubs. 1945. Foxes and Cubs. 1946. Foxes and Cubs.
Aberdeen 9 38
Argyll 189 279 205
Ayr 31 96
Berwick 2 35 44
Dumfries 89 118 95
Fife 34 12 40
Inverness 15 38 24
Kincardine 2
Kirkcudbright 113 107 289
Perth & Kinross 12 84 49
Peebles 18 12 30
Ross 9 14 15
Roxburgh 8 4 42
Stirling 1 1 2
499 773 933

House adjourned at twenty-eight minutes past seven o'clock.