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797469

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 steps his Department has taken to tackle the illegal trade in wildlife; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	116432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Combatting the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a priority for the UK government. This is why we are investing £26 million globally, and working with international partners, to tackle the systemic issues driving IWT. This includes funding initiatives directly and through Defra’s IWT Challenge Fund to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement, ensure effective legal frameworks and develop sustainable livelihoods for communities affected by IWT.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government is committed to taking action as part of global efforts to assure the future of elephants. That is why we are currently consulting on proposals to ban all UK sales of ivory which contribute directly or indirectly to the poaching of elephants.</p><p> </p><p>Following the success of the inaugural international conference on IWT in London in 2014, and subsequent successful conferences in Kasane in 2015 and Hanoi in 2016, the UK will bring global leaders back to London in October 2018 for a fourth high-level international meeting. This meeting will ensure that IWT stays at the top of the political agenda and that all participants deliver on the commitments they have made.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/12/2017 09:54:51 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

807167

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2017
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 (a) multilateral and (b) bilateral initiatives he has taken to counter the illegal wildlife trade.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	119815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>Combatting the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a priority for the UK Government. This is why we are investing £26 million globally, and working with international partners, to tackle the systemic issues driving IWT.</p><p> </p><p>Our work to combat IWT involves a number of multilateral and bilateral initiatives, including the commitments we made at the Hanoi Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference: http://www.parliament.uk/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2016-12-01/HCWS295</p><p> </p><p>These commitments complement our existing initiatives, such as funding our Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, which aims to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement, ensure effective legal frameworks and develop sustainable livelihoods for communities affected by IWT. A list of projects can be found on the IWT Challenge Fund website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/illegal-wildlife-trade-iwt-challenge-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/Government/collections/illegal-wildlife-trade-iwt-challenge-fund</a></p><p> </p><p>Following the success of the inaugural international conference on IWT in London in 2014 and UK Government support for the subsequent successful conferences in Kasane (2015) and Hanoi (2016), the UK will bring global leaders back to London in October 2018 for a fourth high level international meeting. This meeting will make sure that IWT stays at the top of the political agenda, that all participants deliver on existing commitments and instigate new partnerships for action.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 22/12/2017 13:33:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

809827

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Wildlife: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
	tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes South
	tabling member printed	Iain Stewart
	uin	120447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2017 answer text <p>Tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) is a priority for the Foreign Secretary and for me. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will jointly host, along with Defra and DFID, a high level International IWT Conference in London in October 2018. Ahead of this, staff ​across our diplomatic missions overseas and in London are working, both bilaterally and through multilateral fora, to engage countries, NGOs, academia and business to work with us to deliver a step change in the global fight against this threat to endangered species.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/12/2017 13:26:55 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart

829798

	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 assessment he has made of whether criminals make use of cyber-crime in the illegal wildlife trade.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	124581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Criminals are known to make use of cyber tools, including internet sale platforms, to facilitate the illegal wildlife trade. The National Wildlife Crime Unit assists law enforcers in their investigations and helps prevent and detect wildlife crime, including cybercrime.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 31/01/2018 19:24:38 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

856928

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 plans his Department has to allocate funding to the (a) National Wildlife Crime Unit and (b) CITES Border Force team at Heathrow, to prevent the illegal trade in wildlife after 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	131440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Defra, together with the Home Office, have committed funding for the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) until 2019/20. Decisions on funding and departmental allocations beyond 2020 will be taken at the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2018 12:26:25 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

856931

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 the amended Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) regulations will (a) be published and (b) come into force.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	131443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The consolidated regulations, Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations 2018, will be laid before Parliament this spring. Subject to parliamentary clearance the regulations will come into force before the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2018 12:31:34 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

856933

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 cybercrime is planned to be an agenda item at the October 2018 London conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	131445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Defra is preparing for the London 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade conference. This includes working closely with representatives from conservation organisations, enforcement agencies and the business sector.</p><p> </p><p>I cannot confirm details of individual sessions and speakers because the agenda for the conference has not yet been set.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 131446 131447 question first answered 14/03/2018 12:09:43 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

856934

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 representatives of (a) online marketplaces and (b) social media companies will be invited to the October 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade conference.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	131446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Defra is preparing for the London 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade conference. This includes working closely with representatives from conservation organisations, enforcement agencies and the business sector.</p><p> </p><p>I cannot confirm details of individual sessions and speakers because the agenda for the conference has not yet been set.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 131445 131447 question first answered 14/03/2018 12:09:43 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

856935

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 role (a) NGOs (b) enforcement agencies and (c) conservation organisations will play at the October 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade conference; and whether speaking slots will be made available for them.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	131447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Defra is preparing for the London 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade conference. This includes working closely with representatives from conservation organisations, enforcement agencies and the business sector.</p><p> </p><p>I cannot confirm details of individual sessions and speakers because the agenda for the conference has not yet been set.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 131445 131446 question first answered 14/03/2018 12:09:43 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy