§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many badger sets have been gassed in each of the counties of the South-West region.
§ Mr. StrangThe information is as follows:
Avon 547 Cornwall 857 Devon 475 Dorset 264 Gloucestershire 1,198 Wiltshire 209 These figures relate to the period from the commencement of gassing in 1975 to 25th October 1978.
§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many badgers have been killed in the South-West region and in Gloucestershire in the campaign against bovine tuberculosis.
§ Mr. StrangI regret that it is not possible to estimate these figures with any accuracy.