asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what species may be subject to the pest control measures for which £100,000 is budgeted under the Western Islands integrated development programme; and what control measures are envisaged to be used for this purpose.

I refer my hon. Friend to paragraph 3.10 of the programme, copies of which are available in the Library, in which specific reference is made to the problems caused by rabbits and mink. The precise control measures have yet to be determined.