§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the organisations from which he has received written representations concerning the use of audible bird scarers.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory[holding answer 20 February 1990]: The following organisations submitted comments on the draft code of practice on audible bird scarers issued for public consultation by the Department in December 1988:
- Association of District Councils
- Association of Noise Consultants
- Birdscarers Anti-Nuisance Group
- The British Horse Society
- Country Landowners Association
- The Environment Council
- The Law Society
- National Society for Clean Air
- National Farmers Union
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Noise Abatement Society
- The Noise Council
- National Physical Laboratory
- The Ramblers Association
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
The working party that drafted the code included the Institution of Environmental Health Officers and the National Farmers Union.
§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the organisatons with which he has met to discuss the future use of audible bird scarers.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory[holding answer 20 February 1990]: None.
§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to meet with representatives of the birdscarers' anti-nuisance group.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory[holding answer 20 February 1990]: None at the moment.
§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he intends to publish a further draft code of practice relating to the use of audible bird scarers.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory[holding answer 20 February 1990]: By the end of March 1990.