asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will review his Department's decision not to grant official recognition to the Meifod and District Fox Destruction Society in view of the prevalence of foxes in the forestry plantations in the Meifod area.

No. Official recognition is given only to those fox destruction societies which operate predominantly on unenclosed land not covered by hunts. I am satisfied that the Forestry Commission is doing all that is necessary to keep down foxes in its own plantations including those in the Meifod area.