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Mr. Tony Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much (a) raw and (b) worked ivory has been imported into the United Kingdom since 1988.
Mr. Redwood
[holding answer 29 March 1990]: For 1988 and 1989 combined, imports into the United Kingdom were (a) £678,000 for raw ivory (including powder and waste) and (b) £271,000 for worked ivory and articles of ivory. There were no imports of raw ivory in the last six months of 1989. No figures for early 1990 are yet available.