§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the incidence of the destruction of(a) eggs, (b) nests and (c) breeding habitats of (i) hen harriers and (ii) other birds of prey on privately owned grouse moors. [15643]
§ Mr. ClappisonNone. Birds of prey, their eggs and nests are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Offences against wild birds under this Act are not notifiable.