It has been suggested by some of those who are against a ban that a certification system could be introduced, whereby pieces of ivory to be sold in the United Kingdom market would have to carry a certificate indicating that they were pre-1947. The hon. Gentleman said a moment ago that radiocarbon dating is very expensive. I am not an expert. Can he give an indication of how much it would cost per piece?
Domestic Ivory Market
Proceeding contribution from
Rob Marris
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 February 2017.
It occurred during e-petition debate on Domestic Ivory Market.
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