HC Deb 22 May 1997 vol 294 cc165-6W
Mr. Hogg

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what discussions the Minister for Fisheries and the Countryside has had with the Forestry Commission with regard to banning foxhunting on Forestry Commission land; [595]

(2) what discussions the Minister for Fisheries and the Countryside has had with the Forestry Commission with regard to the control of foxes on Forestry Commission land. [598]

Dr. John Cunningham

We have asked the Forestry Commission for advice on fox hunting on Commission land and its effect on the control of foxes.