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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

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QUESTION

-R TONY BANKS [NEWHAM NORTH WEST) (LA. To ask the Secretary of State:

what are the countries of origin of ivory held by the Tat Hing Company in Hong Kong; how much has bee- excorted by the company since July 1989; and to nich countries it was exported.

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(Minister)

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(Minister)

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ANSWER

(Holding answer, 29 March)

It would rct be appropriate for me to disclose information of a commercial nature. It is for the individual company to decide whether or not to make such information available.

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