HL Deb 23 July 2001 vol 626 cc187-8WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will propose the introduction of measures by the governments of the other European Union member states to combat the threat to endangered species caused by the trade in bushmeat. [HL277]

Lord Whitty

The Government have no plans to make such proposals. Endangered species affected by the bushmeat trade are already fully protected by their inclusion in the appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). This is implemented in the European Union by Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/97 and commercial trade in the meat of endangered species is strictly prohibited.