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To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent figures he has obtained in respect of seizures by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise of (a) illegal imports into the United Kingdom and (b) illegal transit through the United Kingdom of species protected under the CITES convention. - Including table. (Holding...
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent figures he has obtained in respect of seizures by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise of (a) illegal imports into the United Kingdom and (b) illegal transit through the United Kingdom of species protected under the CITES convention. - Including table. (Holding...
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 January 1998
For answer on
22 January 1998
Answered on
22 January 1998
Mr. Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent figures he has obtained in respect of seizures by Her Majesty's
Customs and Excise of (a) illegal imports into the United Kingdom and (b) illegal transit through the United Kingdom of species
protected under CITES. [22970]
Dawn Primarolo: [holding answer 19 January 1998]:
The following table sets out the number of items seized in respect of endangered species in the last 3 years as reported by the
Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in their Annual Report. Customs do not hold central statistics on the numbers of
endangered species found illegally in transit through the United Kingdom, though these would normally be seized unless operational
circumstances dictated otherwise:
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Year ended 31 March Live animals and birds Plants Parts and derivatives
1995 2,305 480 29,916
1996 4,374 2,748 12,178
1997 {1}21,411 222 {2}223,596
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{1} This figure includes 20,000 medicinal leeches.
{2} This figure includes three batches of oriental medicines comprising 218,520 pills.
Subjects
Customs and Excise; Animals; Confiscation orders; Imports; Nature conservation; Transport
Date
22 January 1998
Reference
22970; 304 c644-5W;304 c638-9W
House
House of Commons