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CITES AND THE IVORY TRADE

Early day motion 862, tabled 18 March 2004 by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative). Signed by 101 members.

That this House believes in the crucial importance of conserving the elephant population for future generations; fully supports the efforts of the Council for the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) signatory countries to eradicate elephant poaching; endorses the agreements made by CITES to ban trade in ivory; and urges the CITES Secretariat and Standing Committee to resolve to continue with this ban after May.

Signatures by party: Conservative 42, Labour 31, Liberal Democrat 12, Labour/Co-operative 6, DUP 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, UUP 2, Independent Conservative 1.