Written question asked by Lord Blencathra (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 November 2007. It was answered by Joan Ruddock (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 November 2007 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Rabbits
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was spent by his Department on research on (a) rabbits and (b) squirrels in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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DEFRA has spent a total of £827,000 over the last five years on research into wild rabbits. The amounts (in £000) by year are shown in the following table:
£000 2002-03 261 2003-04 373 2004-05 108 2005-06 66 2006-07 19 2007-08 0 DEFRA has not funded any research on grey squirrels over the last five years. However, the Forestry Commission contributed £20,000 a year in 2006-07 and 2007-08 to a DEFRA project on fertility control in wildlife.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 165502; 467 c869-70W
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Pest control Research Rabbits Squirrels
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