HC Deb 03 April 1980 vol 982 c304W
Mr. Heddle

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many incidents involving the misuse of poisons in the countryside have been investigated by officials of the Department of Agriculture for Scotland in the last five years.

Mr. Younger

There were 143 confirmed cases of misuse of poisons involving wildlife and domestic pets in the countryside in Scotland during the five-year period 1975 to 1979.