§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give details of the importation of turtle products by (a) description, (b) weight and (c) value in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkTurtle products are not separately identified in theUK Overseas Trade Statistics. However, import permits for turtle products are granted by the Department of the Environment in accordance with European Council regulation 3626/82, which implements the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora within the European Community, from which the following information has been obtained.
Figures are not yet available for 1986. Information on the value of turtle products is not available; with the exception of meat and calipee (for which weight is available), the only information relates to the number of items.
United Kingdom imports of Turtle products 1982–85 Quantity Product 1982 1983 1984 1985 Handbags 11 164 — — Bodies 3 112 — 1 Shoes 634 414 — — Shells 6 328 9 21 Shell: carvings 64 — 7 16 boxes 3 — — — pieces — — 14 — cabinet 1 — — — Scales 6 — — — Belts 10 27 — — Wallets — 140 — — Skin pieces — — 20 — Eggs — — — 150 Meat (kg) — 1,000 6,902 — Calipee (kg) — — 545 — Notes:
(1) Shoes are counted in pairs.
(2) Skin pieces counted in sets.
Source: Annual Reports on the Implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.