§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to ban the importation of terrapins into the United Kingdom on animal welfare grounds.
§ Mr. BaldryI am satisfied that the existing import controls are generally adequate, but with our EC partners, we shall be considering some changes to procedures for monitoring imports of certain terrapin species.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many terrapins have been imported into the United Kingdom in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. BaldryI shall write to the hon. Member.