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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 April 2025. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 April 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Animal Products: Import Controls

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department issues import permits for hunting trophies of cheetahs.

Answer

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), an executive agency of Defra, is responsible for issuing import permits for hunting trophies. APHA only issue import permits when the strict criteria set out in the UK Wildlife Trade Regulations are satisfied, including that the import does not have a detrimental impact on the conservation status of a species.

Data on permits issued for hunting trophies is publicly available on the CITES trade database - https://trade.cites.org/

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
45540
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Animal products Hunting Import controls Cheetahs
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk