HC Deb 22 February 1956 vol 549 cc53-4W
Mr. Hastings

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many foxes were destroyed by his pest officers during the past 12 months; and what estimate he can give of the number of foxes destroyed during the same period by hunting.

Mr. Amory

The killing of foxes is not part of the normal duties of my department's pests staff save in Merioneth where, because of the exceptional conditions, three men are employed specially for this purpose. They destroyed about 900 foxes in the past twelve months. I cannot estimate how many foxes were destroyed by hunting.