§ Sir B. Jannerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will take steps to give some measure of protection to common seals, in view of their indiscriminate destruction particularly around the area of the Wash.
§ Mr. HoyProtection could only be given to common seals by means of new legislation, and as I stated in the reply which I gave on 16th March, 1965, to a Question by the hon. Member for Gillingham (Mr. Burden), there is no prospect of it being possible to introduce legislation on this subject in the foreseeable future. The issues involved are in the meantime being considered between the interested Departments.