§ Mr. Hardyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps have been taken to ensure that the export licences required to be produced upon the import of species listed in appendix II of the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, are being examined; and what records are being kept of such documentation.
§ Mr. Peter Rees, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 25 June 1979], gave the following answer:
Where the production of such a licence is required, Customs officers are instructed not to allow release of the goods unless the licence is produced. The production of the licence is noted in Customs records 174W and the licence itself is forwarded to the Department of the Environment.