ILLEGAL IVORY TRADE

Early day motion 281, tabled 15 December 2003 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 103 members.

That this House notes with alarm the growth in the illegal ivory trade in West Africa; recognises that Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal are the worst perpetrators, where a report by Traffic and the WWF found more than 4,000 kilogrammes of illegal ivory on public display in nine cities in the three countries; further notes that laws exist in all three countries to prevent illegal trade but are not being imposed; and calls on the UK Government to work with international partners and wildlife groups to ensure that all countries apply UN rules on ivory trade.

Signatures by party: Labour 66, Liberal Democrat 17, Labour/Co-operative 8, Conservative 6, UUP 2, DUP 1, Independent Ulster Unionist 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.