§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will ban the import of vicuna cloth to Great Britain.
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§ Mr. Denis HowellI have been asked to reply.
Such a ban could not be enforced because it is very difficult to distinguish cloth made from, or containing, vicuna hair from cloth made from other natural fibres. We already ban imports of vicuna hair and skin and I hope that when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora comes into force many more countries will ban them. That is the most effective way of stopping the manufacture of vicuna cloth.