Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Wednesday 16th May 2018 Ministerial Corrections

Topical Questions

The following is an extract from Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 15 May 2018.

[Peter Heaton-Jones (North Devon) (Con)]

T8. Residents of North Devon regularly raise with me their concerns about the continuing illegal international trade in wildlife and wildlife products. Will my right hon. Friend please update the House on how we are tackling that?

[Boris Johnson]

I can tell the House that this is a subject that arouses the grave concern of the entire British people. The illegal wildlife trade is currently worth about £1.7 billion, and it is of course associated with many other criminal activities. That is why, in October, we are holding a global summit in London on that very matter, which I think will attract the interest of the world.

[Official Report, 15 May 2018, Vol. 641, c. 132.]

Letter of correction from Boris Johnson.

An error has been identified in the response I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Peter Heaton-Jones) during Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.

The correct response should have been:

[Boris Johnson]

I can tell the House that this is a subject that arouses the grave concern of the entire British people. The illegal wildlife trade is currently worth up to £17 billion, and it is of course associated with many other criminal activities. That is why, in October, we are holding a global summit in London on that very matter, which I think will attract the interest of the world.