§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list details of all current licences issued to kill wild bird species, including the premises and the wild bird species concerned.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 24 March 1994]: The information requested is as follows:
Species Premises Number of licences Cormorant Fish farm/Put and take fishery 8 Goosander District Salmon Fisheries Board (DSFB) 1 Goosander/Cormorant DSFB/Put and take fishery 4 Goosander/Red-breasted Merganser DSFB 2 Goosander/Red-breasted Merganser/Cormorant DSFB 8 Red-breasted Merganser/Cormorant DSFB 2 Goose, Barnacle Croft/farm 2 Goose, Greyleg/Pinkfoot Croft/farm 34 Raven Croft/farm 2 Pigeon, Feral/Sparrow, House Shops/warehouses 30 Sparrow, House Shops/warehouses 15