Birds: Farmland Populations Debate
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Lord Tebbit
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Birds: Farmland Populations
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Lord Henley
My Lords, I have not seen that study, but I will certainly take the opportunity to look at it and respond to noble Lord in due course. The important thing, as I made clear in my Answer to my noble friend, is that we encourage as many people as possible to do many different things under the schemes to create as much diversity as possible. In the end, that is bound to improve the habitat of birds.
Lord Tebbit
Does my noble friend agree that well keepered sporting estates tend to have a greater variety of wildlife, particularly small birds, songbirds and the like, as those who spend any time on such estates know well?
Lord Henley
My Lords, my noble friend is absolutely correct and I am grateful for the opportunity to endorse everything he said.