§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list each licence her Department has issued for the killing of protected birds under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1991 in 1993 and 1994 to date by(a) location and (b) the species involved.
§ Mr. Soames[holding answer 9 February 1994]: The latest figures available are for 1992 and this information is given in the table.
The video on sheep dipping was produced by the Health and Safety Executive by an independent producer. It describes symptoms of ill-health alleged to be associated with dipping, alternative ways of controlling sheep parasites, guidance on good and poor sheep dipping facilities and practical ways to comply with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988.
The video is primarily to assist in training and is in a format which makes it suitable as guidance to sheep farmers. Participants were given the assurance that they would each receive a copy of the finished video.
431WApproximately 200 copies of the video have been sent to various individuals, agricultural training organisations and other bodies with an interest in this subject. The video is also available for anyone to purchase—£45 including VAT—or hire—from £11.49 plus VAT—from CFL Vision, PO Box 35, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7EX.