Written question asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 September 2003. It was answered by Lord Whitty (Labour) on Monday, 8 September 2003.

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Whitty, Lord

Question

Given that the decline or increase in bird populations is one of the Government's 15 indicators of sustainable development, why in "Regional Quality of Life Counts" are data lacking for farmland birds for four regions out of eight; and if this is due to an insufficient number of sampling sites, what are they doing to address this. [HL 4142].

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL 4142; 652 c90-1WA

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Birds Farms Nature conservation Statistics Wildlife