HC Deb 11 November 1971 vol 825 cc237-8W
Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will introduce legislation to control the trade in wild animal skins.

Mr. Anthony Grant

No. Powers are available under existing legislation to control imports of animal skins, and, as I said on 25th October in reply to a Question by the hon. Member for Kingston-upon-Hull West (Mr. James Johnson) the practicability of controlling certain imports will be sympathetically considered as soon as the Department receives the essential technical information.

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