HC Deb 12 November 1980 vol 992 cc267-8W
Mr Ennals

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what reports of the misuse of poisons in the countryside have been received by his staff since 1 January; and if he will list the counties where such incidents, if any, have occurred.

Mr. Wiggin

During the period 1 January to 31 October 1980 my Department received reports of 170 incidents where wildlife or domestic animals had died and where poisoning was a possible cause. To date, 145 of these cases have been investigated; and there were 65 in which poisoning had occurred in circumstances that were not consistent with proper use of the substances concerned. These cases occurred in the following counties:

England

  • Berkshire
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Cheshire
  • Cornwall
  • Cumbria
  • Derbyshire
  • Devon
  • Dorset
  • Durham
  • East Sussex
  • Gloucestershire
  • Greater Manchester
  • Hampshire
  • Hereford and Worcester
  • Kent
  • Leicestershire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Norfolk
  • Northamptonshire
  • North Yorkshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Shropshire
  • South Yorkshire
  • Suffolk
  • Surrey
  • Warwickshire

Wales

  • Clwyd
  • Dyfed
  • Gwent
  • Gwynedd
  • Mid-Glamorgan
  • Powys
  • South Glamorgan