asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many (a) wild-caught; (b) captive bred; and (c) ranched reptiles were imported into the United Kingdom in 2006 from (i) within, and (ii) outside the European Union.[HL1428]
The information requested is set out in the table below:
Reptiles imported into the UK from within the European Union Reptiles imported into the UK from outside the European Union 2006 1,470 178,244 Source: TRACES EU-wide system for recording imports
Imports of reptiles are not recorded as “wild caught”, “captive bred” or “ranched”.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many (a) wild-caught; (b) captive bred; and (c) ranched reptiles were imported into the European Union in 2005.[HL1429]
The information requested is set out in the table below:
Reptiles imported into the EU from outside the European Union 2005 1,613,842 Source: European Community, Eurostat database system for recording imports
Imports of reptiles are not recorded as “wild caught”, “captive bred” or “ranched”.