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Written question asked by Pauline Latham (Conservative) on Monday, 12 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 December 2016. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Ivory

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of 8 December 2016, Official Report, columns 188-9WH, whether her Department's proposals to widen the UK ban on ivory sales will include sales of ivory products dating from before 1947.

Answer

We have been actively exploring options to implement the Government’s manifesto commitment to press for a total ban on ivory sales and early next year we will consult on our proposal to ban sales of ivory that is less than 70 years old as of March 2017. As part of this, we plan to seek evidence on options and impacts of taking further action.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
57276
Session
2016-17
Related items
UK Ivory Trade
Thursday, 8 December 2016
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Subjects
Sales Ivory
Link
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