Ivory Bill

I am grateful to the Secretary of State, whose Bill has my support. Will there be an opportunity,...

I thank my hon. Friend for his support. There will be an opportunity in Committee to consider whe...

I am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way, but I was going to ask him the same quest...

It is always a pleasure to be on the same page as my right hon. Friend. I am also happy to give w...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. I certainly welcome the introduction of this Bil...

I absolutely will, because it is incumbent on all of us across the globe to take action. The spec...

My right hon. Friend is making a very important point about the pyramid of biodiversity that is p...

My right hon. Friend, who played an immensely distinguished role as a Minister in the Department ...

I welcome the Ivory Bill and the way in which the Secretary of State is putting forward the case ...

Yes, I absolutely take my hon. Friend’s point. It is important that we co-operate, and one of the...

I welcome this Bill and declare an interest as chair of the all-party group on Kenya. Does my rig...

I thank my hon. Friend for his campaigning in this area; few people know more, or are more effect...

The Secretary of State gave a long list of those he wants to praise for their involvement in this...

The hon. Lady makes an important point: the bravery and determination of those who do this work i...

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With that, I am more than happy to give way to my right hon. Friend the Chairman of the Select Co...

Among the tens of thousands of people who responded to the consultation were my constituents, Sus...

My right hon. Friend makes the next important point in the chain of argument for legislation. Yes...

My right hon. Friend will perhaps know that there was a debate in Westminster Hall on the fur tra...

My hon. Friend makes absolutely the right point. There is no need for it. This trade has been dri...

Does the Secretary of State agree that it is important, particularly in the context of the online...

I absolutely agree. The Bill is designed to ensure that we have appropriate ways of guaranteeing ...

Would the Secretary of State accept that his commentary ought to be slightly amended, because we ...

The hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point and he is absolutely right. This is one of the reasons ...

I fear that I may be talking myself on to the Bill Committee, but my right hon. Friend has just u...

I absolutely take that point on board. We want to ensure that individuals with sufficient experti...

Will the Secretary of State comment on the National Wildlife Crime Unit, which is key to tackling...

It is no part of this Government’s intention—I hope that this will be the same for any future Gov...

This action to tackle the international trade in ivory is welcome, if not long overdue. As I have...

As the leader of the Labour party has offered the Elgin marbles back to Greece, will my hon. Frie...

I thank my hon. Friend for his interesting contribution. I am more than happy to discuss that wit...

I very much welcome the Bill. Does my hon. Friend share my surprise that the Government have mana...

I agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend. I would be pleased if the Secretary of State could an...

It is a great pleasure to follow the shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Workington (S...

I agree with the right hon. Gentleman about extending this provision to other species. Subspecies...

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her support and I totally agree: if we have the option to put ...

The Scottish National party welcomes the fact that today robust measures to help to protect eleph...

In respect of the stacks of ivory that the Scottish Government have in their museums, will they b...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I am well aware that he is keen to destroy our ...

It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr...

Order. I just cannot let the hon. Gentleman get away with this. It was alright the first time. Th...

I apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. I did not intend to offend anybody. I will just say to the Sec...

Let me add my congratulations, too. As I told a group of constituents in this very Chamber this m...

I am afraid that I have to implement a time limit of eight minutes.

8.32 pm

It is a great honour to follow the hon. Member for Bassetlaw (John Mann) and I strongly endorse m...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I was just finishing, but I will take an intervention.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend; I have ruined his peroration. Does he agree that there would be ...

I totally agree with the thought behind my hon. Friend’s question. Whether that should be the Dep...

It is always a pleasure to speak in debates on these issues. First, I want to state that I fully ...

As my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Zac Goldsmith) said, this is good news. It is ver...

I am delighted to rise in support of the Bill. Although our constituents usually see the theatre ...

My hon. Friend was kind enough to mention the all-party group. He set up the group, kicking off e...

I thank my hon. Friend for her kind words, and I urge her to go further in her leadership of the ...

I am delighted to be able to speak on this important Bill, following on from my hon. Friend the M...

Order. I am afraid that I must reduce the speaking time limit to five minutes.

9.10 pm

I congratulate all the animal organisations that have encouraged the Government to introduce the ...

It is a great pleasure to speak in this debate. I want to underscore some of the points already m...

I rise to speak in support of this important measure. Indeed, I applaud the first five words of t...

I beg some indulgence, Mr Deputy Speaker, because the start of my speech may seem slightly unrela...

It is an enormous pleasure to speak in this debate, and it is also a great pleasure to follow my ...

It is a pleasure to be the last person to speak. I shall be looking to the hon. Member for Basset...

We have had an excellent debate this evening, and I thank Members from across the House for their...

I wish to thank Members from all parties for their contributions to this really important debate....

I have been listening very carefully to what my hon. Friend is saying. When it comes to the Commi...

We have already taken very strong action to combat the illegal trade in rhino horn. Other Members...

I should declare an interest in relation to a visit I made to Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, much conse...

That is an important point. I am sure that the Secretary of State has been looking at it over rec...

The Minister touched on the conference in October. As there is tremendous, overwhelming and, I th...

That is a vital question. I have looked at my boss, the Secretary of State, and his look said it ...