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date	05/07/2019
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	Sharks: Imports
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 discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on an EU-wide ban on shark fin imports.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	273779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>We have raised the issue of an EU-wide ban on shark fin imports with the EU Commission on a number of occasions and continue to push for stronger controls. We also successfully led the charge to ban shark finning across the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Leaving the EU will present us with the opportunity to consider whether the UK can go further in controlling the quantity of dried shark fins permitted for personal consumption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/07/2019 12:37:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1134496

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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	Sharks: Imports
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning shark fin imports.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	269024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a strong track record in marine conservation. We successfully led the charge to ban shark finning across the EU, and we continue to press for stronger international controls. When sharks are caught we support the EU position of landing the full body.</p><p> </p><p>While we are a member of the EU it is not possible to introduce additional restrictions on the import of shark fins. When we leave the EU there will be an opportunity to consider the case for going further than current arrangements, consistent with our World Trade Organisation obligations.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/07/2019 15:32:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy