Question follow-through · 14073

Birds of Prey: Rodenticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of secondary poisonings of (a) buzzards and (b) red kites.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
13 Nov 2024
Target answer date
18 Nov 2024
Answer
19 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of secondary poisonings of (a) buzzards and (b) red kites.

  2. 18 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Secondary poisoning of buzzards and red kites is often caused by improper use of anticoagulant rodenticides. Deliberate misuse is a criminal offence. Where wild birds of prey are killed illegally the full force of the law will apply to any proven perpetra...

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