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star this property date less than 2017-04-18more like thismore than 2017-04-18
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Ivory: China more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
unstar this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of China's recent decision to close its domestic ivory trade. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross remove filter
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Dr Paul Monaghan more like this
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star this property answer text <p>We were pleased to hear of China’s announcement to end its domestic commercial ivory trade in 2017. We look forward to seeing further detail on China’s measures, including understanding the nature of provisions for auctioning certified ivory ‘relics’ and how China plans to implement and enforce the new measures.</p><p> </p><p>In September last year, the Environment Secretary 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.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal more like this
star this property answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
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less than 2017-04-24T12:01:12.81Zmore like thismore than 2017-04-24T12:01:12.81Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan more like this