HC Deb 29 April 1985 vol 78 cc35-6W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has as to the take-up of import permits for whale products in each complete year since 1979, the products imported, and their value.

Mr. Waldegrave

For each complete year since 1979 import permits granted for whale products have been taken up as follows:

Year Number of permits used
1979 6
1980 15
1981 11
1982 12
1983 5
1984 9

These permits related to various products, including teeth, bone, tusk, blood, blubber, powder, sperm, sperm oil and spermaceti wax. The statistics kept by my Department do not include the value of these products.

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