Question reference: S6W-09522
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 30 June 2022
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 22 July 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in implementing the recommendations of the SEPA report, Preliminary environmental assessment of Flubendazole use in Scotland for parasitic worm control in Moorland Grouse, published in November 2020.
Answer
As we set out in our 2021 Programme for Government we will – ‘deliver the recommendations of the Grouse Moor Management Review Group as a matter of urgency, including the licensing of grouse moors. Licensing or further regulation will cover the key areas identified in the review, including muirburn, wildlife control, the use of medicated grit and wildlife crime. Licensing will be supported by clear penalties to encourage compliance, as well as additional effort to detect wildlife crime’.
The Scottish Government has been working with SEPA on how best to address the recommendations of the SEPA report Preliminary environmental assessment of Flubendazole use in Scotland for parasitic worm control in Moorland Grouse.
SEPA are currently preparing to test particulate release of flubendazole from medicated grit. We will provide an update on the findings in due course.