§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he makes of the comparative effectiveness of hunting as a means of killing foxes; and what information he has as to how many foxes were killed by hunting, shooting, poisoning and trapping, respectively, in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John MacKayMy right hon. Friend has no recent information on the number of foxes killed by different methods and he is not in a position to comment on the effectiveness of hunting as a means of fox control.