§ Captain Kerbyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many fox destruction societies are registered in the United Kingdom; what form of subsidy his Department pays them; and how many foxes were killed in 1954 by such societies.
Mr. AmoryThere are 222 approved societies in the United Kingdom. Most of them receive contributions varying in amount up to 50 per cent. of the cost of the bonuses they pay to members for destroying foxes, subject to a maximum contribution of 10s. a fox. About 16,000 foxes were killed by the societies in 1954.