§ 22. Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what proposals Her Majesty's Government are supporting to save the tiger from extinction. [133322]
§ Mr. MeacherThe UK strongly supports the recommendations on tigers agreed at the Conference of CITES Parties last April. We have contributed over £150,000 to a number of tiger initiatives over the last three years, including most recently £40,000 to help CITES establish a Tiger Enforcement Task Force to combat illicit trade in tigers worldwide.