Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what types of lion trophies were imported into the UK in 2015.

Records show in the calendar year 2015,19 CITES import permits were noted as ‘returned used’ for Lion (Panther leo). ‘Returned used’ is the notation used for a confirmed import into the UK. These consisted of :

• 1 Permit for a full body mount
• 5 Permits for shoulder mounts
• 8 Permits for skulls
• 3 Permits for skins
• 1 Permit for claws
• 1 Permit for feet