§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each of the last five years the number of cases in Wales of abuse of pesticides involving strychnine and if he will identify the domestic farm and wild animal species involved.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe number of incidents in Wales of abuse of pesticides involving strychnine, identified by the Ministry of Agriculture's wildlife incident investigation service were as follows:
Number of incidents Species involved 1984 8 7 dogs, magpie, duck 1985 none — 1986 4 2 dogs, fox, buzzard 1987 3 3 dogs 1988 3 3 dogs, magpie, buzzard