§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what scientific advice he has received on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species appendix 2 status for reptile species from Indonesia; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BaldryMy scientific advisers, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), are currently considering new information from the Indonesian authorities about these species. The European Commission proposes to arrange discussion of this information by representatives of EC member states during the current conference of the parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. The JNCC will give advice at this meeting, which will decide whether or not the EC should lift its current ban on the import of certain species from Indonesia.