PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
China (30 June 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on animal welfare issues in China.
Asked by:
Andrew Rosindell (Conservative)
Asked by:
Andrew Rosindell (Conservative)
Answer
We have not made recent specific representations on animal welfare issues in China. However the UK is a leading supporter of co-ordinated international efforts to protect animal welfare. We hosted a high level conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade in London in February 2014, and over 40 countries, including China, participated. Chinese authorities have since passed a new law making the consumption of rare wild animals an offence, punishable by ten years in prison.
Answered by:
Lord Swire (Conservative)
3 July 2014
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