§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has on the take-up of import permits for turtle products in each complete year since 1979; and what were the products and their values.
§ Mr. WaldegraveFor each complete year since 1979 import permits granted for turtle products have been taken up as follows:
Year Number of permits used 1979 10 1980 5 1981 18 1982 39 1983 11 1984 32 These permits related to various products, including meat, bones, handbags, shells and tortoiseshell items. The statistics kept by my Department do not include the value of these products.