HC Deb 27 March 1995 vol 257 cc462-3W
Sir Cranley Onslow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has formed of the impact to bird life from predation by domestic cats. [14900]

Sir Paul Beresford

The Joint Nature Conservation Committee has advised that although hunting by domestic cats may have a detrimental effect on some local bird populations, there is no evidence that this is significantly affecting the conservation status of birds at the national level.

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