§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to her answer of 7 February,Official Report, column 107, if she will give details of the number of goosanders shot on the Duke of Devonshire's estates; and what non-lethal scaring methods were first tried.
§ Mr. SoamesBetween 1 October 1993 and 31 January 1994, seven goosanders have been shot on the Duke of Devonshire's estates. A range of non-lethal scaring methods including human presence, netting and scarecrows have been previously employed.
Total number of cases by month confirmed and county County/Month: Year Jan-92 Feb-92 Mar-92 Apr-92 May-92 June-92 July-92 Aug-92 Sept-92 Oct-92 Nov-92 Dec-92 Total Avon 53 37 55 59 47 87 55 41 55 36 94 57 676 Bedfordshire 7 6 3 12 12 7 12 3 9 10 4 11 96 Berkshire 17 14 9 15 12 22 17 16 22 7 14 17 182 Borders 11 8 6 5 10 4 5 9 15 9 9 9 100 Buckinghamshire 18 21 20 14 31 24 28 19 24 14 24 17 254 Cambridgeshire 7 14 5 6 11 7 9 7 8 5 8 4 91 Central 4 4 1 3 1 1 4 1 5 3 6 5 38 Cheshire 86 75 111 89 174 122 209 98 182 167 118 86 1,517 Cleveland 5 1 4 2 4 3 4 1 6 3 6 2 41 Clwyd 31 36 31 63 51 59 38 33 47 52 45 51 537 Cornwall 200 181 180 201 260 309 170 184 166 244 185 175 2,455 Cumbria 92 85 54 101 103 132 86 97 102 115 107 79 1,153 Derbyshire 74 64 60 58 109 72 93 62 78 55 86 65 876 Devon 216 263 240 253 344 427 264 236 235 337 250 200 3,265