HC Deb 08 July 1988 vol 136 c771W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what measures are currently adopted by his Department to advise traders of the requirements in appendix II of the conference on international trade in endangered species 1985, relating to hard corals.

Mr. Moynihan

The Department issues a notice to importers and exporters to advise traders of conservation controls. A revised edition issued in 1987 lists all corals subject to control following the 1985 CITES conference.