HC Deb 01 February 1990 vol 166 c306W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has on which countries have entered reservations to the CITES ban on world ivory trade.

Mr. Maude

Seven countries have entered reservations against the CITES appendix I listing of the African elephant. They are Botswana, China, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom on behalf of Hong Kong.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much elephant ivory has been exported from Hong Kong since he announced the six-month exemption.

Mr. Maude

None.