HC Deb 18 October 1989 vol 158 c156W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has regarding the ivory imported from Zaire without licence by Mr. Shivaz Virji of Ealing, London.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The information held by the Department is part of an application for a CITES re-export licence. Information contained in licence applications is regarded by the Department as confidential and cannot be released.