§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost of the 1982 Orkney seal cull including the cost of policing.
§ Mr. YoungerThe additional expenditure incurred by the Scottish Office on supervisory work relating to this year's hunt of grey seal pups in the Orkney Islands amounted to some ¦4,400. As to the costs of policing the hunt I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Blackburn (Mr. Straw) on Wednesday 1 December.—[Vol. 33, c.213.]