§ Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how he decides the allocation of licences for the killing of 116W grey seals; and how he arranges for the supervision of the slaughter of seal pups.
§ Mr. NoblePermits to kill grey seals during the close season were issued in 1962 to salmon netsmen and seal hunters who applied for them, but in the Orkneys, in accordance with a recommendation of the Consultative Committee on Grey Seals and Fisheries, permits were issued only to seal hunters resident in Orkney to kill seals in specified areas. Detailed supervision of the killing of pups was not possible but permit holders were required to, and did, furnish weekly returns of the numbers of seals shot.