§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of(a) barnacle and (b) Greenland white-fronted geese killed under licence on Islay to prevent agricultural damage in each winter since 1985–86; and how many returns in respect of each of the licences issued were incomplete. [21180]
§ Sir Hector MonroThe information is as follows:
Year Barnacles reported shot White-fronts reported shot 1985–86 541 0 1986–87 791 0 1987–88 505 76 1988–89 752 6 1989–90 915 45 1990–91 1365 62 1991–92 914 37 1992–93 0 0 1993–94 13 8 Returns, including supplementary information provided at the request of the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department, are generally satisfactory.