Lord Lucasasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they approve of the use of sticky traps to catch rodents.
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§ The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Donoughue)While the Government accept that sticky traps are not an ideal form of rodent control, they are needed under certain, limited circumstances, such as to control pests in food premises. An industry code of practice makes it clear that sticky traps should only be used as a last resort where other forms of control have failed.