§ Mr. Onslowasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will add parakeets to the species to which the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932 applies.
§ Mr. StrangThe legislation to which the hon. Member refers applies only to mammals. Powers for the control of bird pests are available under the Protection of Birds Acts 1954 and 1967 and the Agriculture Act 1947. I am advised that there are at present no substantial agricultural grounds for exercising these powers in relation to the parakeet.