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724557

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2017 to Question 69979, for what reason that Answer does not refer to any assessment of the effectiveness of the ban on the sale of antique ivory objects made after 1947.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	72014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

753450

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions there have been for the illegal trade in ivory in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	5800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>A number of offences controlling the international trade in endangered species are created by the COTES Regulations 1997.</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Regulation 3: offences concerning false statements or notifications.</p></li><li><p>Regulation 4: offences of altering or wrongfully using a permit, certificate or import notification.</p></li><li><p>Regulation 6: contravening conditions or requirements of permits or certificates.</p></li><li><p>Regulation 8: offences of purchasing, acquiring, selling any specimen of a species for commercial purposes.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Although it is not possible to identify the number of prosecutions of particular offences, records are held showing the overall number of offences in which a prosecution commenced in the magistrates’ courts. The table below shows the number of offences, rather than defendants, charged by way of the COTES Regulations 1997 and Section 170(2) CEMA 1979 during each of the last five years. A single defendant may be charged with more than one offence.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 { 3 }</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 { 4 }</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 { 6 }</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 { 8 }</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 { 170(2) }</p></td><td><p>755</p></td><td><p>699</p></td><td><p>826</p></td><td><p>856</p></td><td><p>749</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to separately identify offences which concern the illegal trade in ivory or ivory products from other unlawful international trade in endangered species.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 05/09/2017 09:25:08 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

642247

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the consultation on bans of sales of items containing ivory dated between 1947 and the present day will start; how long people will be given to respond to that consultation; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	54227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government will consult on the ban on sales of items containing ivory dated between 1947 and the present day early next year as a first step in meeting the manifesto commitment to press for a total ban on ivory sales. Details of the consultation duration will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/11/2016 13:26:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

649462

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the worked ivory sales in the UK market is post-1947 ivory.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	55845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) does not hold information on how much pre-1947 worked ivory is in circulation. There is derogation in the EC CITES Regulation for pre -1947 worked ivory which means that commercial use within the EU does not require documentation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/12/2016 10:47:22 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

650304

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the amount of ivory that will no longer be bought and sold in the UK market as a result of the ban of post-1947 ivory sales.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	56005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>Although the proposed ban on sales of ivory less than 70 years old is expected to have a relatively modest impact on volumes of trade, the global trade for modern ivory is more likely to fuel demand and provide a means of laundering fresh ivory from illegally-killed elephants than trade in older items. We want to send a strong signal, both within the UK and internationally, that ivory is not desirable and that legal domestic trade in ivory should be stopped where it is contributing to poaching and trafficking. Closing the market for UK sales of ivory less than 70 years old will be an important way of doing this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/12/2016 10:49:38 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

652634

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Article 10 certificates for ivory items have been (a) applied for and (b) issued in the last 10 years for which records are available.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	56363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>These are listed in the table below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ivory Article 10 applications Received (a)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ivory Article 10 certificates Issued</strong> <strong>(b)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006 </strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008 </strong></p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009 </strong></p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010 </strong></p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011 </strong></p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012 </strong></p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013 </strong></p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014 </strong></p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015 </strong></p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016 to 07/12/16 </strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 13/12/2016 14:09:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

683370

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on introducing a total ban on the sale of ivory in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	62854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>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 be consulting shortly on these plans.</p><p> </p><p>Our consultation 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 have met with groups on all sides of this debate, from conservation experts to antiques sector representatives, and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the Honorary Member to the debate on the 6th February</p><p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-02-06/debates/04A0F6F6-C215-49E0-BF6B-87C55BE1AFE9/DomesticIvoryMarket" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-02-06/debates/04A0F6F6-C215-49E0-BF6B-87C55BE1AFE9/DomesticIvoryMarket</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/02/2017 11:38:30 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

690297

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date the planned consultation on the domestic ivory ban will open.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	64259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>We will be consulting on these plans shortly.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/02/2017 11:01:11 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

712097

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government's proposed consultation on the domestic ivory trade will commence.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	68419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We intend to consult on our proposals on ivory this year.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We will be consulting on our proposals in this area shortly.</ins></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 22/03/2017 11:03:17 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2017 12:48:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 41656 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

714507

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will establish an inquiry into the extent to which ivory dealers are misrepresenting the age of ivory in order to bypass sanctions on the sale of post-1947 ivory; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	69605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>We intend to consult on our proposals for a ban on trade in worked ivory from the last 70 years. At the same time we will be calling for evidence on what more we can do to tackle this issue, including how we best enforce our measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/04/2017 10:09:24 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight