§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the named destination of the dolphins imported under a licence from his Department on 21 December 1983.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe named destination was Flamingo Land, Kirby Misperton, near Malton, North Yorkshire.
§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if any licences have been issued to import animals covered by the Endangered Species Act for commercial reasons.
Year Number of licences Animals Reasons Destination stated on licence 1979 None — — — 1980 2 4 dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Trade Trident House, Brook Mews, London 1 dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Trade Not stated 1981 4 2 dolphins (Tursiops Gilli) Zoo/trade Not stated 3 killer whales Zoo/trade Florida Dolphin Show, Clacton Pier, Essex 2 dolphins* (Tursiops Gilli) Trade Not stated 2 dolphins* (Tursiops truncatus) Trade Aquarium Entertainments Ltd., Brighton, Sussex 1982 3 1 dolphin* (Tursiops truncatus) Exhibition Clacton Pier, Essex 1 dolphin* (Tursiops truncatus) Exhibition Clacton Pier, Essex 1 dolphin* (Tursiops truncatus) Exhibition Knowsley Safari Park, Knowsley 1983 4 2 dolphins† (Tursiops truncatus) Breeding and Exhibition Knowsley Safari Park, Knowsley 1 dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Breeding and Exhibition Knowsley Safari Park, Knowsley 2 dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Breeding and Exhibition Flamingo Land, near Malton, North Yorks 1 dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Breeding and Exhibition Flamingo Land, near Malton, North Yorks 1984 None to date *Licence not used. † Licence used only in part.
§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what resources his Department has available to ensure that the conditions and purposes laid down for the issue of licences under the Endangered Species Act are fulfilled; and how such monitoring is carried Out.
§ Mr. WaldegraveOfficials of my Department and of HM Customs and Excise undertake work to ensure that the conditions of licences are fulfilled. The Department makes use of a team of wildlife inspectors for some aspects of enforcement work and also appoints specialist inspectors to report on the accommodation provided for certain live animals.