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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2017 to Question 59331, how many applications for import permits relating to hunting trophies were (a) received, (b) approved and (c) refused by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee in each of the last five years.

There has only been a requirement for Lion (Panthera leo) hunting trophies to have import permits since the beginning of 2015.

APHA act as the Management Authority for CITES. JNCC act as our scientific advisors on the matter of CITES applications.

Data for calendar year 2015 :

1. Number of applications received: 11

2. Number of applications approved: 11

3. Total refused = 0

   Data for calendar year 2016

1. Number of applications received: 6

2. Number of applications approved: 6

3. Total refused = 0