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	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	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	Nature Conservation: Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how wildlife crime, including the illegal killing of raptors and illegal use of traps and snares, has been affected by the COVID-19 lockdown.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL5581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of suggestions that there has been an increase in reports of wildlife crime, in particular associated with raptor persecution, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Raptor persecution is one of the UK's six wildlife crime priorities and we understand a number of criminal investigations are ongoing. However, it is not possible to confirm on available data whether there has been an increase in the incidents of wildlife crime, increased reporting, or a combination of both.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 25/06/2020 16:13:00 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1205363

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2020
	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	Nature Conservation: Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when Natural England’s Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme will resume.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL5889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>Natural England (NE) runs the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme (WIIS) in England. WIIS makes enquiries into reports of the death or illness of wildlife, pets and beneficial invertebrates that may have resulted from pesticide poisoning.</p><p> </p><p>WIIS has continued to operate in England. Routine WIIS field work was suspended in late March in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, NE has continued to deal with reported cases through desk-based investigations supported by the police and other local agents. NE will recommence field visits when this can be done safely.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 02/07/2020 12:59:46 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

692197

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	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	Nature Conservation: Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents of bird crime have been reported in England and Wales in each of the last three years; and what steps they are taking to prevent the commission of bird crime offences.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL5491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on the number of notifiable wildlife crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales. Only a minority of the 300 crimes in law relating to wildlife are notifiable, however. This data does not record whether the crime involved a bird or another type of animal so it is not possible to specify how many crimes related to birds.</p><p> </p><p>All wild birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which provides a powerful framework for the conservation of wild birds, their eggs, nests and habitats. The Government is committed to ensuring the protection afforded to wild birds is effectively enforced. There are strong penalties for offenders, including imprisonment.</p><p> </p><p>Raptor persecution is one of the UK’s six national wildlife crime priorities and is subject to a prevention, intelligence and enforcement plan. The National Wildlife Crime Unit, which is part funded by Defra, monitors and gathers intelligence on illegal activities affecting birds of prey and provides assistance to police forces when required.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also helps tackle wildlife crime through the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW), a multi-agency body comprising representatives of the Government, and voluntary bodies with an interest in combating wildlife crime.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 06/03/2017 14:24:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

429056

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	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	Nature Conservation: Crime
	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 her Department plans to ensure it works in partnership with businesses involved with wildlife issues to enhance public and private sector involvement in combating wildlife crime after March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	16775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>We will continue to engage with all those with an interest in wildlife issues, including in tackling wildlife crime, as part of normal business and particularly through the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/11/2015 10:37:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1180420

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	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	Nature Conservation: Crime
	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 much funding his Department has allocated to tackle wildlife crime in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	20567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>Under our four year funding agreement with the National Wildlife Crime Unit, Defra has contributed £165,000 a year between 2016-2020 to the Unit’s activities. We have committed to maintaining the Defra contribution in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we provide up to £6.3 million per year to support international action to counter poaching and the illegal wildlife trade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/03/2020 12:21:13 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

90334

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2014
	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	Nature Conservation: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the penalties available for people convicted of wildlife crime; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	207945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Strong penalties are already in place for wildlife offences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Law Commission’s Wildlife Law Project has been considering the appropriateness of criminal offences and sanctions. It is due to present its final report and a draft Bill to Ministers at the end of the year. We will consider these issues further in the light of the Law Commission’s final recommendations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/09/2014 16:30:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

797831

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	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	Nature Conservation: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will publish annual reports on recorded wildlife crimes and related court proceedings and penalties.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	116738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publishes police-recorded crime statistics, including statistics on wildlife crimes.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes annual criminal justice statistics as part of Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly, which includes information on those proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. The offence group classifications provides a list of offences separately broken down, which would include some separately identifiable wildlife crime groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/12/2017 19:28:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

782285

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	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	Nature Conservation: Crime
	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 31 October 2017 to Question 109459, on Africa: poaching, what steps his Department has taken to monitor the effectiveness of spending to combat the illegal wildlife trade.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	110961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The department has mechanisms in place to monitor the effectiveness of spending to combat the illegal wildlife trade. All illegal wildlife trade grants have to report on what they have achieved with the money allocated to them, and have an agreed monitoring and evaluation plan and targets. Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund projects submit six-monthly, annual and final reports on their progress. The annual and final reports are reviewed by an independent assessor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/11/2017 11:53:42 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

533489

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	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	Nature Conservation: Crime
	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 she has made of the effectiveness of the National Wildlife Crime Unit in tackling wildlife crime and protecting endangered animals.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	905727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s funding agreement, Defra regularly assesses the performance of the National Wildlife Crime Unit.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, for example, as part of an international law enforcement operation, the Unit supported 28 investigations and supported seizures of almost 700 illegal goods derived from protected species.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the Home Office have guaranteed funding for NWCU until March 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/07/2016 14:50:34 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

906288

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2018
	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	Nature Conservation: Crime
	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 discussions he has had on placing wildlife crime on sovereign base areas in Cyprus on the agenda for the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in October 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	145292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>Defra officials have been working with a range of stakeholders in planning for the illegal wildlife trade conference in October, and we are keen to include as wide a range of species and geographies in the conference as possible. We have not yet reached a decision on the final agenda.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/05/2018 11:07:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy