§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many rabbits were destroyed by members of rabbit clearance societies in Great Britain during 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971 and 1970, respectively.
§ Mr. StrangThe information is not available; nor would any estimate necessarily be realistic. The hon. Member will346W appreciate that these societies rely extensively upon gassing of burrows to secure effective rabbit control.
§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many active rabbit clearance societies there are in Great Britain.
§ Mr. StrangOur estimate is that there are some 190 active rabbit clearance societies or equivalent organisations in Great Britain.