§ 24. Mr. Mayhewasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he proposes to take to encourage research into methods of controlling the bullfinch, in order to alleviate losses to fruit growers caused by this bird.
§ Mr. StrangA great deal of work on this subject will continue to be carried out by the Ministry's Pest Infestation Control Laboratory. Following recommendations from the Joint Consultative Organisation on Research and Development in Agriculture and Food, new work on evaluating bullfinch repellants and on 765W other methods of controlling them is being commissioned with the Agricultural Research Council.