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Written question asked by Lord Inglewood (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 February 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 March 2016. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Monday, 7 March 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Squirrels: Pest Control

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many grey squirrels were culled on the public estate in each Forest District of England and Wales in each of the last three years; and how many were culled by (1) trapping, and (2) shooting, in each of the years in each of the Districts.

Answer

The Forestry Commission does not hold records of the numbers of squirrels killed on the public forest estate in England. The Forestry Commission ceased to operate in Wales on 1 April 2013 with the creation of Natural Resources Wales and we do not hold any information on grey squirrel culling on the Welsh Government woodland estate.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6380
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Forests Pest control Squirrels
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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