§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what examination has been made of the paragraphs in the leaflets by the British Association of Shooting and Conservation entitled "Gamekeepers' Code, July 1992" concerning the use of poisons and gases for killing wild animals; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SoamesI am unaware of a British Association for Shooting and Conservation publication entitled "The Gamekeepers' Code" printed in July 1992. I believe the hon. Member may be confusing this with a BASC publication of the same name printed in July 1982. My officials have recently been in touch with the BASC to discuss certain sections of this code; they have been advised that this publication was withdrawn from circulation three years ago and that the BASC is making every attempt to ensure that any copies still in the public domain are removed from circulation as quickly as possible. The code has now been superseded by the advisory publication, "Pests and Predators and their Control", issued in January 1990.