PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Ivory: Trade (14 December 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans for her Department's consultation on proposals for a limited ban on the ivory trade to include a question on the feasibility of enforcing a ban which continues to permit the sale of items dated to before 1947.

Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)

We will consult on our proposal to ban sales of ivory products that are less than 70 years old as of March 2017, early next year. As part of this, we plan to seek evidence on options and impacts of taking further action. We will also consider further whether additional measures are necessary to ensure a robust enforcement regime to accompany any new rules.

Answered by:
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
19 December 2016