§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Minister of Agriculture when he proposes to withdraw permission for the use of steel-toothed traps by agricultural war executive committees.
Mr. HudsonI assume my hon. and gallant Friend refers to the Defence Regulation which enables War Agricultural Executive Committees to authorise the setting of spring traps in the open. I1098W shall be prepared to withdraw the Regulation only when I am satisfied that the general food position justifies that step. Authority to use these traps is, of course, restricted to cases where no other means of rabbit destruction would be effective.