Ivory Bill

I rise to speak to new clauses 1 and 2 in my name and in those of my right hon. and hon. Friends....

In the spirit of consensus, will the hon. Lady also take this opportunity to congratulate this Go...

As the right hon. Gentleman will see, I shall be doing just that later in my speech. That is a ve...

New clause 2 has some merit, but it seems that it simply requires the Secretary of State to repor...

The new clause was tabled after we looked at what has happened since China banned ivory in Januar...

Indeed, the logic of what the hon. Lady says is that these things take time to have an impact. A ...

If the right hon. Gentleman would like an annualised report and would like to discuss with the ot...

Of course there is merit in studying whether or not these measures work, but new clause 2 asks a ...

In the same spirit, surely the hon. Gentleman would support new clause 1, which expands the scope...

I look forward to hearing the Minister speak, and to a commitment that the ban will extend to oth...

It is a shame that the hon. Gentleman did not serve on the Bill Committee, because he could have ...

It was a pleasure to serve with the hon. Member for Workington (Sue Hayman) and her colleagues an...

The hon. Gentleman has invested a lot of thought into the decommoditisation of ivory, as though t...

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. It would be a terrible fallacy if we as legislators fell ...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that we have to address the demand particularly in countries that o...

The hon. Gentleman makes a strong point and he is absolutely right. From that position, notwithst...

That is right.

Well, there we are—my knowledge of north Wales Labour MPs is getting even better. This segues int...

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With trepidation but a certain degree of honour, I give way to my hon. Friend the Minister.

As always, my hon. Friend is very assiduous. I wonder whether he noticed today that we have annou...

My hon. Friend has pointed to my effective oratorical default, which is that I never, ever write ...

I congratulate everybody who has helped to get this important Bill to this point, including the m...

I am taking a leap here, but I do not think that any Conservative will have disagreed with anythi...

Absolutely. I think the principle of trust is important, and I hope we would support the Governme...

I thank my hon. Friend for her references to my contribution in Committee. Let me also express my...

My hon. Friend has made an extremely important point, and one that is close to my heart. My priva...

I apologise for intervening again, but may I take up that last point? Subject to consultation—and...

I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point, but, conversely, I do not understand what his problem is...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

I will take one more intervention, but then I must make some progress.

I will not support the new clause because I think that the Government’s commitment goes further, ...

The hon. Gentleman is right—the principle of the Government’s amendment, which broadens the CITES...

The hon. Lady has, of course, omitted the very serious commitment, in terms of personnel and fund...

Absolutely, but that is a separate issue. I am talking about enforcement in this country. Thousan...

I congratulate the Minister, the Secretary of State and the Opposition and everyone who worked so...

The right hon. Gentleman mentioned a whole list of animals that might be included, and we also ha...

I am being told via a sedentary intervention that that is not ivory. This is an interesting issue...

I want to thank and pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for having taken this issue from somewher...

I thank my hon. Friend for his kind comments. It would be invidious of me not to mention my two o...

I hope that I am not stating the obvious, but I just wondered whether my right hon. Friend agrees...

Absolutely. Commonwealth members made several helpful contributions at the conference, and they w...

It is a privilege to speak once again on the Bill, which the Scottish National party welcomes. We...

Order. Just for guidance, may I say that if colleagues can stick to about seven minutes each, we ...

I am pleased that the Bill has made progress in Committee, building on the Government’s proactive...

I want to speak to new clause 2, although on new clause 1, and given the speech we just heard fro...

This is a very important debate. In listening to speeches from across