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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-04-13more like thismore than 2017-04-13
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Ivory: Sales more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to fulfil the Government's commitment to closing the UK ivory market. more like this
tabling member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross more like this
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Dr Paul Monaghan remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-04-21more like thismore than 2017-04-21
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 consult on these plans.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our consultation, we 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.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the Honorable Member to the debate on 6 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> more like this
answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal more like this
answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
grouped question UIN
70504 more like this
70505 more like this
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less than 2017-04-21T13:32:27.12Zmore like thismore than 2017-04-21T13:32:27.12Z
answering member
4098
label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
tabling member
4383
label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan more like this