§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give details of tortoises and tortoise products seized at ports of entry in each of the past three years; and what were the countries of origin.
§ Sir John CopeHer Majesty's Customs and Excise made 57 such seizures over the period. The details for 1991, 1992 and 1993 are as follows:
Year Number of live tortoises Number of derived items 1991 67 44 1992 59 3 1993 37 1 It is not always possible to determine the origin of goods, although the countries of consignment of the seized items—which in most cases are likely to have corresponded with the countries of origin—were Antigua, Argentine, Brazil, Canary Islands, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Nigeria, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, USA and Venezuela.