Written question asked by Mark Hendrick (Labour) on Monday, 19 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 March 2018 (named day). It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 March 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Tortoises: Sales
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions in the last three calendar years the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was notified of the sale of tortoises without correctly completed Article 10 transaction certificates; and how many of those reports (a) were investigated and (b) resulted in (i) prosecution and (ii) another legal remedy.
- Answer
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The information requested is set out in the table below.
Year
Sale of tortoises without correctly completed Article 10 transaction certificates
2015
13
2016
21
2017
23
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) refer all investigations to the National Wildlife Crime Unit or the local Police Force to take forward. APHA are not provided with updates on cases and therefore do not hold records of how many were investigated, prosecuted or had other legal remedies.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 133098
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Conservation Licensing Prosecutions Sales Tortoises
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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