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 CreaghThe 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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