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date	22/03/2017
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	Nature Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role his Department has in the protection of endangered species abroad.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	909524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>Illegal wildlife trade is a serious threat to the world’s endangered species and combating it is a priority for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It is a serious criminal industry worth more than £6 billion a year. It is fuelled by corruption and undermines good governance and the rule of law. We work with our overseas network, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for International Development to secure global action to combat it.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 28/03/2017 14:34:51 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

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registered interest
date	06/01/2017
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	Arctic: Environment Protection
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 he is taking to protect the Arctic environment and its eco-system.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	58978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The rapid changes taking place in the Arctic pose immense challenges for Arctic States as well as for neighbouring countries including the UK. The Government is actively engaged in protecting the Arctic environment and ecological system. The UK promotes greater understanding of the Arctic through international scientific collaboration and the development of policy based on sound science. The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) works with other countries to build an understanding of the threats and opportunities posed by climate change. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) works with the Arctic Council to protect migratory bird species across the Arctic and the UK. The UK's leading role in reducing human-generated greenhouse gas emissions is vital to safeguarding the Arctic environment, as is our engagement in key international organisations. A £16 million research programme funded by NERC over the next 5 years will focus on the effects of changes to sea ice cover on the marine eco-system in the Arctic.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 16/01/2017 17:36:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena