I do not want to turn this into a pub quiz, but HMS Beagle’s chronometer—object No. 91—has ivory in it. In fact, the British Museum has 13,000 objects that are made of ivory. We have to reach a consensus, which I think is breaking out, that antiques should be exempt from any ban.
Domestic Ivory Market
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 February 2017.
It occurred during e-petition debate on Domestic Ivory Market.
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