HC Deb 22 November 2001 vol 375 cc426-7W
Mr. Breed

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what was the population of farm birds in rural areas in(a) 1996, (b) 1997, (c) 1998, (d) 1999, (e) 2000 and (f) 2001. [16580]

Alun Michael

In 1970 the baseline index for 25 farmland bird species was 100.

  1. (a) 1996—60.276
  2. (b) 1997—57.294
  3. (c) 1998—56.351
  4. (d) 1999—58.902
  5. (e) 2000—figures due to be published in December
  6. (f) 2001—figures not currently available

Source:

Quality of Life Counts headline indicators.