§ 93. Major Beamishasked the Minister of Agriculture whether the recent order by his Department concerning the reduction in the population of rooks took into account the investigations carried out by the British Trust for Ornithology on behalf of the Agricultural Research Council; and whether he will give an assurance that there is no intention on the part of his Department to encourage the indiscriminate slaughter of rooks.
§ Mr. G. BrownYes. I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the statement my right hon. Friend made to the House yesterday about this matter.