Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 51778

Animal Products: Imports

Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on issuing import permits to hunting trophies of species listed in Appendix I of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora).

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Animal and Plant Health Agency, an executive agency of Defra, is responsible for issuing import permits for hunting trophies. Appendix I species are the most strictly regulated species under CITES and import permits will only be issued if the criteria...
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