§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What estimates they have made of the annual cost of enforcing the Environmental Protection 41WA (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2170) which came into force on 1 September; who is to be responsible for enforcing the regulations; and what provision they have made for payment of the cost of enforcement. [HL4316]
§ Lord WhittyThe decision on who will enforce the regulation lies entirely with the Secretary of State. It is the intention that enforcement of the regulation will primarily be carried out by the police. This is in line with other legislation concerning the protection of birds.
The vast majority of police forces in England already have a wildlife liaison officer (PWLO) who is responsible for enforcement of wildlife legislation. The Government consider that enforcement of the legislation is not likely to add significantly to the workload of the PWLOs; therefore no additional staff costs for enforcement purposes are deemed necessary.
§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What consultation procedure was used in the preparation of Statutory Instrument 2170 of 1999; when the first draft of the regulations was published; what was the timetable of consultation; which organisations were consulted; and which offered views on the draft proposals. [HL4294]
§ Lord WhittyIn 1992 the Government set up the UK Lead Shot in Wetlands Working Group, consisting of representatives from shooting, farming and conservation organisations, along with the gun and ammunition industry, to consider a mechanism to achieve a phase-out of the use of lead shot over wetlands. Full and regular consultation with all interested parties has taken place since that date. This working group recommended a two-year voluntary phase-out of lead shot over wetlands which began in 1995.
In 1997, the Government carried out a consultation exercise with more than 60 interested organisations to establish whether to continue with the voluntary approach or take other measures. Responses to the consultation exercise were carefully analysed and revealed a majority of support for a move to a statutory ban as soon as possible.
After detailed consideration a consultation document was issued on 8 April outlining draft regulations to restrict the use of lead shot. The time period for this consultation was greater than the minimum outlined in the Environment Protection Act 1990. The consultation period ended on 14 May. However responses were received and accepted until the beginning of June.
The consultation documents were sent to over 5,000 owners and occupiers of sites of special scientific interest affected by the draft regulation along with the organisations listed in the table below.
42WAList of organisations consulted on draft legislation to restrict the use of lead shot
- Association of Chief Police Officers
- Association of Chief Police Officers (Scotland) Police
- Branbridges Industrial Estate
- British Association for Shooting and Conservation
- British Ornithologists Union
- British Pest Control Association
- British Proof Authority
- British Shooting Sports Council
- British Trust for Ornithology
- British Wildlife (Conservation News)
- Caledonian Cartridge Co Ltd
- Central Science Laboratory
- Civil Aviation Authority
- Clay Pigeon Shooting Association
- Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
- Country Landowners Association
- Countryside Alliance
- Countryside Council for Wales Plas Penrhos
- Crofters Commission
- Eley Hawk Ltd
- English Nature
- Environment Agency
- Environment & Heritage Service (NI)
- Farmers Union of Wales
- Farming & Rural Conservation Agency
- Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group
- Forest Authority
- Forest Enterprise
- Gamebore Cartridge Co.
- Game Marketing Executive
- Gun Trade Association
- Game Conservancy Trust
- The Home Office Operation Policing Policy Unit
- Hull Cartridge Co
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- Law Society of Scotland
- League Against Cruel Sports
- Local Government Association
- Marine Estates Manager
- Moorland Gamekeepers Association
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
- National Farmers Union
- National Farmers Union of Scotland Rural Centre
- National Game Dealers Association
- National Pest Technicians Association
- Head of Nature Conservation, National Trust
WA 43 - National Trust for Scotland
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- RSPCA
- Scottish Association for Country Sports
- Scottish Crofters Union
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Scottish Farmers Union Rural Centre
- Scottish Forest Commission
- Scottish Landowners Federation
- Scottish Natural Heritage
- SSPCA
- Scottish Wildlife & Countryside Link
- Shooting Sports Trust
- Sportsman's Association
- Tenant Farmers Association
- Timber Growers Association
- Welsh Local Government Association
- Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
- Wildlife and Countryside Link
- The Wildlife Trusts
Responses to the consultation documents were received from 270 members of the public in addition to those organisations that are listed in the table below.
Organisations which made representations as part of the consultation exercise
- A & C Sporting Services
- Amber Valley Shooting Club
- Ancholme Internal Drainage Board
- Anglian Wildfowlers Association
- Ashman Brothers Pest Control
- Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland
- Association of European Manufacturers of Sporting Ammunition
- Audley Gun Club
- Bantham Shoot
- Baxter Farms Ltd
- Beccles Wildfowlers Club
- Black Isle & Mid Ross Wildfowlers Club
- Blairs Shooting Syndicate
- Blakeney Parish Council
- Bournemouth International Airport
- British Association for Shooting & Conservation
- Butterfly Conservation, Norfolk Branch
- Caerlaverock & District Wildfowlers
- Carmarthenshire Wildfowlers Association
- Carter Jonas
- Chichester Harbour Wildfowlers Association
- Church Farm Shoot
- Council of the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales & Northern Ireland
- Country Landowners Association
WA 44 - Countryside Alliance
- Countryside Council for Wales
- CSC Forest Products
- Dacre, Son & Hartley
- Defence Estates, Estates Directorate
- Derwent Valley Shooting Club
- Devon Wildfowlers Association
- Didwells Property Consultants
- Dorset Wildfowlers Association
- East Grinstead Guns Ltd
- English Nature
- Essex & Suffolk Water
- Essex Joint Council of Wildfowling Clubs
- Farmers Union of Wales
- Farming News, Miller Freeman UK Ltd
- Fenland Wildfowlers Association
- Finlayson Hughes Chartered Surveyors
- Flyde Borough Council
- Forest Enterprise
- Forestry Commission
- Furness Wildfowlers Association
- Gamebore Cartridge Company Ltd
- Garnffoi Shooting & Conservation Club
- Gillingham Estate & Farms
- Gunners Pigeon Shooting Club
- Hendry, Ramsat & Wilcox
- Highbridge, Huntspill and Burnham District Wildfowlers' Club
- Holderness & Humber Wildfowlers Association
- Holland & Holland Limited
- Humber Wildfowlers
- Ilchester Estates
- Isle of Anglesey Wildfowling Club
- ITRI Ltd
- Joint Nature Conservation Council
- Keadby Wildfowling & Conservation Society
- Kent Wildfowling & Conservation Association
- King's Lynn Consortium of Internal Drainage Boards
- Little Oakley & District Wildfowlers Association
- Lleweni Shoot Syndicate
- Longfield Service Station
- Lyddington Shoot
- Lymington & Keyhaven Wildfowlers Association
- Meltham Shooting Club
- Merevale & Blyth Estates
- Montrose & District Wildfowlers Association
- Morston Wildfowlers
- National Farmers' Union
WA 45 - National Farmers' Union of Scotland
- Netley Shoot
- Newark & District Wildfowlers Association
- Newton-le-Willows Wildfowlers & Clay Pigeon Association
- Norfolk Wildlife Trust
- North Yorkshire County Council
- Northumberland & Durham Wildfowlers
- Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
- Owlpen Estate Shoot
- Pagham & West Sussex Wildfowling & Conservation Association
- Paslow Hall Shoot
- Payne's Boatyard
- Pearce Waterscapes
- Perth & Kinross Council
- R Tilney & Son
- Rainford Shooting Association
- Reaseheath (PAS) Sporting Shooting Club
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Scottish Association for Country Sports
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Scottish Landowners' Federation
- Scottish Natural Heritage
- Shooting Sports Trust Limited
- Shropshire & Border Rough Shooting Club
- Shropshire County Council
- Smiths Gore Chartered Surveyors
- Somerset Wildlife Trust
- Scottish Countryside Alliance
- South Essex Wildfowlers' Club
- South Hams District Council
- South Hetton Wildfowl & Gun Club
- South Lincs Nature Reserves Ltd
- Southport & District Wildfowlers Association
- Spalding & District Wildfowlers Association
- Stanford Training Area Shooting Association
- Stoneham Wildfowlers
- Strutt & Parker Chartered Surveyors
- Tamar Valley Association for Shooting & Conservation
- Tayport Wildfowling & Clay Pigeon Gun Club
- Technical Marine Services
- The British Shooting Sports Council
- The Broads Authority
- The Clay Pigeon Shooting Association Ltd
- The Cumbria Wildlife Trust
- The Engie Hundred Wildfowling Club
- The Durrington Shoot
WA 46 - The Game Conservancy Trust
- The Grove Shooting Club
- The Gun Trade Association
- The Hartlepool & District Wildfowlers Association
- The Moorland Association
- The Moreton Shoot
- The National Gamekeepers' Organisation
- The National Trust for Scotland
- The Roche Abbey Syndicate
- The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland
- The Scottish Gamekeepers Association
- The Weld Estate
- The Welsh Assembly
- Tillingham Wildfowlers Association
- Tornashean Sporting Syndicate
- Treloweth Shoot
- UCW Aberystwyth SC, Mawddach & District
- Union of Country Sports Workers
- Welsh Local Government Association
- West Baldridge Shooting Syndicate
- West Country Guns
- Whitemoor Estate
- Whittlesey Wildfowlers & Conservationists
- Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust