Boris Johnson corrected the Commons record on Topical Questions
The words were spoken in the Commons on 15 May 2018. The correction was made by letter from Boris Johnson, and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 16 May 2018. The figure £1.7 billion in the original became £17 billion in the correction. Altogether 8 words differ between the two versions.
The question
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?
Original and corrected words
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| 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 | 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. |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/debates/debate/38C434EB-68A2-4B87-80DF-8F22BEF53634.json |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 8f7fcc6a093199c19a1809b99700961f6d98af5379cbb27e4547c0639a200eaf |