Pesticide Poisoning (Hansard, 9 June 1992)

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will indicate the number of pesticide poisoning incidents involving birds or animals for the years ended 31 March 1990, 1991 and 1992.

§ Mr. Soames
The number of confirmed incidents in England and Wales involving birds or animals were as follows:

Number

1989–90 89

1990–91 100

1991–92 ¹111

¹Subject to some outstanding analyses.

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those incidents of poisoning involving vertebrate wildlife in each of the last four years indicating the number of incidents investigated and the number in which pesticides were identified as the likely cause of death.

§ Mr. Curry
The numbers of incidents in Great Britain involving vertebrate wildlife were as follows: 105W

Year Vertebrate wildlife incidents investigated Pesticides identified as likely cause of poisoning

1988 277 72

1989 343 96

1990 373 82

1991 372 72

Further information is published in the annual "Pesticide Poisoning of Animals" report, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.

	Number
1989–90	89
1990–91	100
1991–92	¹111
¹Subject to some outstanding analyses.

Year	Vertebrate wildlife incidents investigated	Pesticides identified as likely cause of poisoning
1988	277	72
1989	343	96
1990	373	82
1991	372	72