§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many chimpanzees, baboons and gorillas were imported into the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years, showing for each year for what purposes and from which countries of origin.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe best available statistics are published by the Department and by the European Commission in annual reports for the years 1978 to 1985 under the convention on international trade in endangered species. These and statistics as yet unpublished for 1986 and 1987, indicate the following imports during the last 10 years:
Year Number Purpose Country of origin Chimpanzees 1978 — — — 1979 — — — 1980 — — — 1981 1 Trade Kenya 1982 — — — 1983 1 Zoo Zaire 1984 — — — 1985 1 Exhibition USA (captive bred) 1986 — — — 1987 4 Breeding/Exhibition Kenya Baboons 1978 230 Not stated Kenya 116 Not stated Senegal 50 Not stated Ethiopia 1979 — — — 1980 758 Trade Ethiopia 605 Trade Kenya 411 Trade Senegal 1981 780 Commercial Ethiopia 160 Commercial Senegal 132 Commercial Kenya 1982 1,121 Trade Ethiopia 300 Trade Kenya 50 Trade Senegal 6 Research USA 1983 690 Trade Ethiopia 310 Trade Kenya 10 Trade Senegal 1984 578 Not stated Ethiopia 212 Not stated Kenya 1985 651 Not stated Ethiopia 10 Not stated Senegal 1986 745 Scientific Ethiopia 129 Scientific Kenya 18 Personal South Africa 12 Breeding/Exhibition Kenya 8 Scientific Senegal 1987 207 Scientific Ethiopia 80 Scientific Kenya 21 Personal Zimbabwe 3 Scientific Senegal Gorillas 1978 — — — 1979 — — — 1980 — — — 1981 — — — 1982 1 Zoo Gabon 1983 — — — 1984 1 Breeding/Exhibition Congo 1985 — — — 1986 — — — 1987 3 Breeding/Exhibition Congo