§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what reasons were advanced by the Nature Conservancy Council for its recommendation that licences should not be granted for taking from the wild any diurnal birds of prey after 1988.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe Nature Conservancy Council's recommendation was made on the grounds that the numbers of diurnal birds of prey being kept and bred in captivity should be sufficient to satisfy the needs of falconers after 1988.