HC Deb 05 April 1989 vol 150 c205W
Mr. Corbett

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what guidance his Department issues to importers and pet shop owners about the particular problems of keeping American box turtles in captivity.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

None. The Department's responsibilities lie principally with the conservation status of species and the extent to which commercial exploitation might harm the survival of a species in the wild.

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