§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will reintroduce the duty under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 for local authorities to notify her Department annually of their activities to control rats and mice; and if she will make a statement. [30743]
§ Mr. MorleyThere are currently no plans to reintroduce this duty to local authorities.
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the value of the rodent control industry in(a) England and (b) Wales, with reference to (i) the manufacturing of rodenticides and (ii) the activities of servicing companies in the last five years. [30744]
§ Mr. MorleyWe have not made any such estimate of the rodent control industry in England. Rodent control issues in Wales are the responsibility of the National Assembly for Wales.