Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lindsay Hoyle (Labour), on Wednesday, 16 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 44 members in total.

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CHINA AND IVORY LICENCES

That this House notes with urgent concern the Government's decision to approve China's application to legalise purchasing of ivory stockpiles from Africa; is concerned that the licence will provide myriad opportunities for illicit ivory to be laundered into legal stock and will increase the already tragic number of 20,000 elephants being illegally killed across the African continent; and condemns the decision to bow to political pressure regarding relations with China rather than using Great Britain's position as European representative on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) committee to make a stand for positive international wildlife protection.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2073 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Jeremy Corbyn

David Crausby

David Leslie Taylor

Lee Scott

Bob Russell

Subjects

Animal welfare Animals Africa Trade Wildlife

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk