Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 26 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 November 2018. It was answered by Mark Field (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 December 2018 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
China: Animal Products
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the UK Government has had with the Chinese Government on banning the sale of rhino and tiger remedies.
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The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to protect endangered animals from unsustainable trade. We hosted a high level conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade in London in October, and at that conference China co-hosted a session on combatting the ivory trade following their introduction of a domestic ivory ban. Senior officials in Beijing and London have raised our concerns with China at their recent adjustment to their 1993 legislation on tiger and rhino products. We continue to seek clarification on whether their recent reversal of this legislation will be permanent.
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- 195596
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- 2017-19
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- Animal products China Medical treatments Rhinoceros Tigers
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