Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered am ar 21 Ebrill 2017.
Paul Monaghan
Scottish National Party, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the consultation on the UK ivory market will look at plans to ban the trade in pre-1947 ivory.
Paul Monaghan
Scottish National Party, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to fulfil the Government's commitment to closing the UK ivory market.
Paul Monaghan
Scottish National Party, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the consultation paper on the UK ivory market.
Therese Coffey
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In September, the Secretary of State for Environment announced a ban on trade in worked ivory from the last 70 years, making the UK rules on ivory amongst the toughest in the world. We will consult on these plans.
As part of our consultation, we will also seek evidence on the benefits and impacts of taking further action, and we welcome evidence from all stakeholders in response to our consultation.
I refer the Honorable Member to the debate on 6 February:
Yes6 people think so
No4 people think not
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