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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill (First sitting)

"Q What about hippo?

Will Travers: Yes, they are included...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill (First sitting)

"Q You also mentioned hornbill, Mr Travers.

Will Travers: Yes, the casqued hornbill has been on appendix 1 since 1975, and it is facing extinction right now...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill (First sitting)

"Q That is in the CITES list?

Will Travers: It is appendix 1, so there should be no trade...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill (First sitting)

"Q That is CITES appendix 1?

Will Travers: Yes, that is CITES appendix 1...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill (First sitting)

"Q The hornbill is covered on that, and it is an ivory species, as opposed to something like rhino with an ivory-like feature, if that makes sense.

Will Travers: No, it is traded as if it is ivory. It is an ivory surrogate, whereas rhino horn is not traded …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill (First sitting)

"Q I am sorry, I may be being obtuse here, which is why I need your expertise. You say it is an ivory surrogate. Is it ivory in the same sense that elephant tusk is ivory?

Will Travers: It is not dentine. It is not made of the same …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill (First sitting)

"Q Are you satisfied the Bill will cover that in any event?

Will Travers: It should do. Of course, because it is appendix 1 on CITES, there should be no legal trade anyway. It should all be illegal trade. I guess one could argue that there might be some …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"What are the Government doing to introduce and increase the use of biodegradable packaging?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill

"It is an enormous pleasure to speak in this debate, and it is also a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall North (Eddie Hughes), who has this evening demonstrated the real mix of wit and insight that the House has come to expect from him.

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 May 2018
Reduction of Plastic Waste in the Marine Environment

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing this debate, which is timely and extremely important and means a great deal to me personally. I am a lifelong conservationist. I am particularly interested …..."
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