Ivory (Hansard, 25 January 1990)

§ Mr. Cohen
To ask the Prime Minister if she will place in the Library copies of all representations she received before 18 January on the release of Hong Kong ivory stocks on to the market.
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§ The Prime Minister
No. It is not my normal practice to release such correspondence.

§ Mr. Cohen
To ask the Prime Minister what assessment she has made of the implications for the survival of the African elephant species of the sale of impounded poached ivory on to the world market; and if she will make a statement.

§ The Prime Minister
Following the decision of the seventh conference of parties to CITES the African elephant was added to appendix I on 18 January. Conference resolution 2.15 adopted by the second conference of parties to CITES indicated that confiscated appendix I specimensshould not be returned to commercial utilisation in any form".