Written question asked by Lord Stratford (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 November 2004. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 8 November 2004 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many illegally imported primates were seized by HM Customs and Excise in the last five years, broken down by species. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Banks: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many illegally imported primates were seized by HM Customs and Excise in the last five years, broken down by species. [197044] John Healey: Customs has made the following seizures of imported primates in each of the past five years: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Item seized Number Common name Latin name 1999 Live animals 6 Mona monkeys Cercopithecus mona Live animals 6 Spot nosed monkeys Cercopithecus Spp Cooked monkey 1 Patas monkey Erythrocebus patas Parts of monkey 8 Not known Not known 2000 Live animal 1 Gibbon Hylobates Spp Live animal 1 Lesser white nosed monkey Cercopithecus petaurista Live animal 1 Golden cheeked gibbon Hylobates gabriellae Smoked monkeys 11 Not known Not known 2001 -- -- -- -- 2002 Dried monkey 1 Not known Not known Monkey tail 1 Not known Not known Baboon skull 1 Not known Not known 2003 Baboon skulls 3 Hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas Monkey skulls 4 Not known Cercopithecus Spp Monkey skull 1 Not known Not known _________________________________________________________________________________________________. This information is included in the seizures report that Customs provide to the CITES Secretariat for publication. Customs has also made a number of seizures under its enforcement responsibilities regarding products of animal origin, and some of these may have included meat from primates.

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