§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) why his wildlife incident unit, having collected on 10 March seabirds found dead for no apparent reason on the seashore at South Shields, informed the hon. Member for South Shields on 12 March that autopsies were not possible on account of the delay since their collection;
(2) why his wildlife incident unit, having collected seabirds, which were found dead for no apparent reason, on the seashore of South Shields, refused to perform autopsies;
(3) why the seabirds found dead for no apparent reason on 8 March on the shore at South Shields and collected by his Department's wildlife incident unit on 10 March, were not autopsied at the Lasswade laboratories.
§ Mr. GummerI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.