HC Deb 25 April 1978 vol 948 cc497-8W
Mr. Litterick

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will ban the importation of all manufactured goods made wholly or partly from skins of those animals listed in Appendix I and Appendix II of the Washington Convention on Trade in Endangered Species.

Mr. Denis Howell

No. The convention permits imports of Appendix II—vulnerable—species when an export permit has been granted by the State of export. In addition, the convention applies only to the readily recognisable parts and derivatives of animals listed in its appendices, and not all skins are readily recognisable.