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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to launch its consultation on proposals for a limited ban on the ivory trade; and whether she plans to include in that consultation a question on whether items dated to before 1947 should be included in such a ban.

We will consult on our proposal to ban sales of ivory products that are less than 70 years old as of March 2017, early next year. As part of this, we plan to seek evidence on options and impacts of taking further action. We will also consider further whether additional measures are necessary to ensure a robust enforcement regime to accompany any new rules.