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724557

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	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	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2017 to Question 69979, for what reason that Answer does not refer to any assessment of the effectiveness of the ban on the sale of antique ivory objects made after 1947.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	72014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

753450

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions there have been for the illegal trade in ivory in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	5800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>A number of offences controlling the international trade in endangered species are created by the COTES Regulations 1997.</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Regulation 3: offences concerning false statements or notifications.</p></li><li><p>Regulation 4: offences of altering or wrongfully using a permit, certificate or import notification.</p></li><li><p>Regulation 6: contravening conditions or requirements of permits or certificates.</p></li><li><p>Regulation 8: offences of purchasing, acquiring, selling any specimen of a species for commercial purposes.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Although it is not possible to identify the number of prosecutions of particular offences, records are held showing the overall number of offences in which a prosecution commenced in the magistrates’ courts. The table below shows the number of offences, rather than defendants, charged by way of the COTES Regulations 1997 and Section 170(2) CEMA 1979 during each of the last five years. A single defendant may be charged with more than one offence.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 { 3 }</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 { 4 }</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 { 6 }</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 { 8 }</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 { 170(2) }</p></td><td><p>755</p></td><td><p>699</p></td><td><p>826</p></td><td><p>856</p></td><td><p>749</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to separately identify offences which concern the illegal trade in ivory or ivory products from other unlawful international trade in endangered species.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 05/09/2017 09:25:08 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

731827

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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	Ivory: Sales
	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 will he take to prevent the sale of ivory.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>In the UK there are strong rules in place controlling the sale of ivory, backed up by robust enforcement from Border Force and the National Wildlife Crime Unit. Our measures already go further than the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and EU law; for example, the UK CITES Management Authority’s policy is not to issue certificates for the sale of raw African elephant ivory of any age. Any further action will be announced in the normal way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/06/2017 12:13:48 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

732505

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2017 to Question 69979, for what reasons that Answer does not refer to any assessment of the effectiveness of the ban on the sale of antique ivory objects made after 1947.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Any Government proposals on further UK restrictions on the sale of ivory would be subject to consultation. Only following such a consultation, where Government is able to gather views and evidence to evaluate the impact and likely effectiveness of any proposals, can a full evaluation be completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/06/2017 15:28:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

746190

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to bring forward a timetable for the consultation on a ban on the sale of ivory dated after 1947.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	1761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Any Government proposals on further UK restrictions on the sale of ivory would be subject to consultation. Details of the timetable for such a consultation would be announced at launch.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/07/2017 15:43:43 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

748156

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to start the consultation exercise on a ban on the trade of ivory.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
	uin	2674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Bringing an end to elephant poaching is a priority for this government We are currently considering next steps and will set these out in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/07/2017 15:08:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

752947

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2017 to Question 1761, when he plans to launch a consultation on further UK restrictions on the sale of ivory.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	5521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Bringing an end to elephant poaching is a priority for this government. We are currently considering next steps and will set these out in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/07/2017 10:31:38 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

755775

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Ivory: Sales
	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 stop the domestic ivory market.
	tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
	tabling member printed	Mims Davies
	uin	7408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Bridgend, Madeleine Moon, on 26 July 2017, PQ UIN 5521.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/09/2017 12:59:47 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

828182

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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	Ivory: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a timetable has been set for the introduction of an ivory ban in the UK; and when he plans to publish the outcome of his Department’s consultation on banning UK sales of ivory.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	124142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation on proposals to ban UK sales of ivory closed on 29 December last year and we received over 70,000 responses. We are currently analysing the information provided and will publish our response to the consultation shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/01/2018 16:31:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

829848

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	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	Ivory: Sales
	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 his Department is taking to prevent online sales of illegal ivory.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	124616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>The National Wildlife Crime Unit assists law enforcers in their investigations and helps prevent and detect wildlife crime, including cybercrime related to the illegal sale of ivory.</p><p> </p><p>The issue of online sales was raised in response to our recent consultation on banning UK sales of ivory. We are considering this carefully, along with other issues, in developing the Government’s response to the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Several online retailers have voluntarily banned the sale of ivory online.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 13/02/2018 10:45:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes