HL Deb 02 August 1982 vol 434 cc664-5WA
Lord Melchett

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What quantity of ivory has been (a) imported into and (b) exported from Hong Kong in each year since 1980, and what quantity of the ivory so imported originated from the Sudan in each year.

Lord Belstead

Ivory imports and exports are as follows:

1980 1981 1982
kg kg (1st quarter)kg
Total Imported 540,928.58 545,140.60 104,662.40
Total Exported 115,392.36 142,548.57 48,178.85
Imported from Sudan 160,542.67 197,186.90 58,389.30