§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has on the number and species of birds of prey poisoned in England and Wales during 1988, 1989 and 1990 to date.
§ Mr. MacleanInformation on the poisoning of wild, farmed, and domestic creatures by pesticides is collected by the agriculture departments through wildlife incident investigation schemes. Reports on the results are published. The report for 1988 will be published soon. A report on 1989 is in draft and will be published after it has been accepted by the independent Advisory Committee on Pesticides.
The information requested for England and Wales is as follows:
Numbers Species 1988 1989 1990 Barn Owl 3 0 0 Buzzard 6 18 2 Goshawk 0 1 0 Hen Harrier 0 0 1 Kestrel 0 3 0 Little Owl 2 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 0 Red Kite 0 11 0 Sparrowhawk 2 1 0 Tawny Owl 0 1 0 Totals 14 36 3 (Incidents involved) 13 27 2