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753687

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	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Elephants: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to protect elephants against the illegal wildlife trade.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	5888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Tackling the illegal wildlife trade and bringing an end to elephant poaching is a priority for this government.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking practical action to tackle the illegal wildlife trade, particularly through the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund. Many projects funded through the challenge fund work to protect elephants from poaching. Defra also funds the British Army training for park ranges in key African countries. UK law enforcement agencies are active around the world, sharing expertise and intelligence to help tackle poaching and trafficking.</p><p> </p><p>Here in the UK there are strict rules controlling the sale of ivory. This is backed up by robust enforcement from Border Force and the National Wildlife Crime Unit. The UK prohibits all commercial trade in raw ivory of any age, going further than the EU regulations. We are considering options for taking further action to address the UK ivory market.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/09/2017 10:32:46 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

753674

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Rodents: Pest Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidences of rat and mice infestation were recorded in England by his Department in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	5967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not record incidences of rat and mice infestation in England.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/07/2017 11:01:40 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

753689

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Seagulls: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the urban seagull population in England.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	5968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Defra does not hold information in relation to a recent estimate of the number of urban seagulls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/07/2017 11:07:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane