Subject	Predicate	Object
kkzWgZmK	a	Resource
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		Written answer
	answer has question	A3UEr4sK
	answer has answering person	Therese Coffey
	answer text	<p>Current records show in the calendar year 2015,19 CITES import permits were noted as ‘returned used’ for Lion<strong> (<em>Panther leo</em>). ‘</strong>Returned used’ is the notation used for a confirmed import into the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Current records show in the calendar year 2016, 3 CITES import permits have been noted as ‘returned used’ for Lion<strong> (<em>Panther leo</em>).</strong><strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong></strong>It should be noted that each CITES import permit has a 6 month lifespan from date of issue to the date of expiry. A complete set of returns for permits issued in 2016 is therefore not available at this time.</p><p> </p><p>It should <em>also</em> be noted that there has only been a requirement for Lion (<strong><em>Panthera leo</em></strong>) hunting trophies to have import permits since the beginning of 2015.</p>
	answer given date	2017-02-01
	answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	written answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has written answer	kkzWgZmK
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has answer	kkzWgZmK
A3UEr4sK	question has answer	kkzWgZmK
Therese Coffey	answering person has answer	kkzWgZmK