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Hunting Bill 2003/04

Hunting Bill. Lords Committee stage third day. Schedules 1,3 agreed to. Schedule 2 agreed to as amended. New schedule considered.

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Committee of the Whole House (HL); Debates on bills

Date

28 October 2004

Reference

665 c1404-42

House

House of Lords

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) dogs, (b) cats, (c) badgers, (d) deer, (e) foxes, (f) hedgehogs, (g) rabbits and (h) squirrels killed as a result of road traffic accidents in the last year for which figures are...

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 September 2004

Reference

424 c1387-8W;424 c1395-6W; 188381

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11th February 2004, 417 c1441W, on bovine TB, what criteria were used to assess the humaneness of the pesticide fumigants approved for the destruction of rabbits and moles.

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

27 February 2004

For answer on

5 March 2004

Answered on

5 March 2004

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 11 February 2004, Official Report, column 1441W, on bovine TB, what criteria were used to assess the humaneness of the pesticide fumigants approved for the destruction of rabbits and moles. [158427] Alun Michael: The Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 (COPR) requires pesticides to be humane and this issue in relation to approved vertebrate control agents was considered by the Advisory Committee on Pesticides in 1996. Quantification of "humaneness" was attempted using the assumptions (a) that the extent to which a fumigant is humane is universally related to the degree of distress, (b) that increased severity of symptoms indicates the degree of distress caused, and (c) that increased duration of symptoms increased distress. Since effects resulting in the death of an intoxicated animal will probably involve severe symptoms at least in extremis, the duration of severe symptomatology is used as a major determinant in assessment of humaneness. For judging the severity of symptoms reported among the following data listed, the criteria described in "Pain and Distress in Laboratory Rodents and Lagomorphs: Report of the Federation of Laboratory Animal Science Associations Working Group on Pain and Distress" have been used as a guide. The Working Group on Methods for Assessing the Humaneness of Vertebrate Pesticides concluded that pain, distress and suffering could not be measured objectively but that a subjective assessment of humaneness was possible, based on physiological and behavioural data, knowledge of mode of action and post-mortem reports. The Littlewood report (1965) recommended that procedures (or in this case conditions) which are known to cause pain in humans should be assumed to do so in other vertebrates unless convincing evidence is available to the contrary.

Date

5 March 2004

Reference

418 c1143-4W;418 c1159-60W; 158427

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of whether there are (a) physiological and (b) neurological differences between rabbits and moles, and badgers, which would affect their response to poisoning by fumigants, in terms of the distress and pain caused.

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 February 2004

Reference

417 c1441W; 153926

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the permitted methods are for killing (a) moles and (b) rabbits in their runs and burrows. - Includes ref to www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/vertebrates/leaflets.h tm.; www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/vertebrates/leaflets.h tm.; www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/vertebrates/approved-t raps.htm.

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 January 2004

For answer on

27 January 2004

Answered on

27 January 2004

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the permitted methods are for killing (a) moles and (b) rabbits in their runs and burrows. [150574] Mr. Bradshaw: The information requested is as follows. (a) Moles The permitted methods typically used to kill moles in their runs are: Poisoning using worm baits impregnated with strychnine hydrochloride. This can only be used under a specific authority obtained from Defra. Poisoning with an approved fumigant (aluminium phosphide) Trapping. There are there are two main types in common use, the scissor (pincer) trap or metal half-barrel trap (Duffus). Certain other methods are permitted (for example shooting and live capture traps), but these are not widely used in the UK. Further details and advice on the range of available options for managing mole problems are given in the Defra leaflet WM03 "Moles" which is available online at: www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/ vertebrates/leaflets.htm. Guidance on how to apply for permission to use strychnine hydrochloride for mole control is available online at: www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/ vertebrates/mole.htm. (b) Rabbits The permitted methods typically used for killing rabbits in their burrows are: Poisoning with an approved fumigant (aluminium phosphide or hydrogen cyanide) Trapping. Traps currently approved by the Spring Traps Approval Order 1995 are the Imbra Trap Mark I and Mark II, Juby Trap, Fenn Rabbit Trap Mark I, Fenn Vermin Trap Mark VI (Multi Purpose), Springer Mark VI (Dual Purpose), Victor Conibear 120-2 and the BMI Magnum 116. Further details and advice on the range of available options for managing rabbit problems are given in the following Defra leaflets WM01, WM16 and WM17 and in Forestry Commission leaflet FCPN002, which are available online at: www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife- countryside/vertebrates/leaflets.htm. A full list of approved traps and the relevant conditions of use can be found online at: www.defra. gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/vertebrates/approved-traps. htm

Date

27 January 2004

Reference

417 c254-5W;417 c255-6W; 150574

House

House of Commons

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