To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people have been prosecuted under section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in relation to the use of glue traps to date. (289938)

No records are held centrally on this.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made on the effectiveness of glue traps in pest control of their use by non-professionals. (292095)

DEFRA has not made any recent assessment of the effectiveness of glue traps in pest control when used by non-professionals.