HL Deb 25 October 1982 vol 435 c386WA
Lord Houghton of Sowerby

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What steps they are taking to save the swans of England from death by lead poisoning.

The Earl of Avon

The Government's statutory advisers on nature conservation, the Nature Conservancy Council, are currently engaged on a programme to implement the recommendations of their report,Lead Poisoning in Swans, which was published in 1981.