Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Article 10 certificates for ivory items have been (a) applied for and (b) issued in the last 10 years for which records are available.
These are listed in the table below:
Date | Ivory Article 10 applications Received (a) | Ivory Article 10 certificates Issued (b) |
2006 | 35 | 31 |
2007 | 62 | 42 |
2008 | 64 | 61 |
2009 | 47 | 39 |
2010 | 63 | 42 |
2011 | 25 | 21 |
2012 | 68 | 55 |
2013 | 48 | 43 |
2014 | 63 | 53 |
2015 | 112 | 87 |
2016 to 07/12/16 | 58 | 57 |