§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if a count of wild geese was taken last November; what estimate was made of the number of wild geese in Great Britain; what was the number counted in Perthshire; and if she will publish the figures for Great Britain and Perthshire, respectively, for the years 1967 to 1970.
§ Mrs. ThatcherA count was taken. The figures for the winters of 1967 to 1970 are as follows:
Great Britain Estimated Perthshire Counted 1967–68 … … 183,000 49,330 1968–69 … … 185,000 55,810 1969–70 … … 204,000 25,390 1970–71 … … 204,000 63,100