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1010154

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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, with reference to the declaration from the recent London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, what progress his Department has made on implementing the declaration of the previous such conference in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The implementation of the 2014 London Conference Declaration has been led by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has supported this work both financially and through our overseas network of posts which is working with international organisations, governments, NGOs and businesses across the globe to combat Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT).</p><p>Between 2014 and 2021 Her Majesty's Government will be investing over £36 million on action to tackle IWT. Significant progress has been made, and since 2014 the UK has:</p><p>- Funded 61 projects through the IWT Challenge Fund, including: training border force agents and prosecutors; campaigning to reduce demand in key markets; supporting legislative reform and helping communities to manage and benefit from their wildlife. It also funds projects tackling corruption.</p><p>- Provided British Army personnel to train park rangers in key African states.</p><p>- Supported INTERPOL's work on intercepting shipments of ivory, rhino horn and other illegal wildlife products and the International Consortium for Combatting Wildlife Crime in assisting Governments to strengthen their criminal justice systems and enhance enforcement capabilities.</p><p>- successfully lobbied to increase the Global Wildlife Programme from $131m to $168m</p><p>- Worked with UN, G20 and EU partners - as well as NGOs, business and law enforcement experts - to build a global coalition against IWT.</p><p>A raft of new measures were announced at the London 2018 conference which build on the commitments being implemented following the IWT conferences in London in 2014, Kasane in 2015 and Hanoi in 2016. 57 countries have adopted the London 2018 Declaration, with more expected to sign. We will continue to work with our international partners to make further progress on the commitments pledged at all the IWT conferences.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2018 14:39:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1000273

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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, how many nations have now signed up to the London Declaration from the International Wildlife Trade Conference 2018; and what assessment he has made of the implications of that number for the endangered species trade.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	187342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>57 countries have adopted the London 2018 Declaration committing to action to protect endangered species around the globe, with more expected to sign. This important pledge of international action reflects the success of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London in October, which was attended by more than 70 countries and more than 400 organisations. The conference focused the minds of international governments on the issue and energized global cooperation to fight the illegal wildlife trade. We will continue to work with our international partners to make progress on commitments pledged at the event.</p><p>We do not have direct information on the likely impact that action by the 57 countries who adopted the London <ins class="ministerial">2018 </ins>Declaration will have on endangered species, but the growing number of signatories <ins class="ministerial">signifies </ins>growing global ambition to <del class="ministerial">funding</del> <ins class="ministerial">tackling </ins>the illegal wildlife trade, which will increase the protection for <del class="ministerial">endagered</del> <ins class="ministerial">endangered </ins>species.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/11/2018 16:27:27 question first ministerially corrected 23/11/2018 15:08:04 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 84424 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994106

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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 the outcomes of the Illegal Wildlife Trade conference, held in London on 11 and 12 October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The conference represented a significant step forward in the global fight to eliminate the illegal wildlife trade. Evaluation of the conference showed very high levels of satisfaction with the content, structure and opportunities to build partnerships that it offered. The London 2018 conference declaration has been sign by 56 countries so far and of these a significant number have made important commitments to take specific actions. A copy of the declaration can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/declaration-london-conference-on-the-illegal-wildlife-trade-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/declaration-london-conference-on-the-illegal-wildlife-trade-2018</a>. A full list of the commitments made will be published shortly in the form of an annex to the declaration.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 31/10/2018 15:26:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

919194

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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 he has to include online trading companies as participants in the Illegal Wildlife trade conference planned for October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	151131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Bristol East, Kerry McCarthy, on 14 March 2018, PQ UIN 131446.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/06/2018 10:45:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

869260

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	What steps his Department is taking to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	904591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is taking a leading role in ending the illegal wildlife trade globally. The Government is funding practical action to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement and develop sustainable livelihoods in the communities affected by the illegal wildlife trade. We will host an ambitious high-level international conference in October to push for further progress.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/03/2018 15:43:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

869270

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	What steps his Department is taking to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	904598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is taking a leading role in ending the illegal wildlife trade globally. The Government is funding practical action to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement and develop sustainable livelihoods in the communities affected by the illegal wildlife trade. We will host an ambitious high-level international conference in October to push for further progress.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/03/2018 15:44:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

861035

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wildlife: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will provide additional staff and funding to tackle the illegal wildlife trade prior to the October 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade conference in London.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	132184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Tackling the illegal wildlife trade is a priority for this Government and the Home Office is well resourced to counter this threat. The Government will be hosting the international conference in London this October to drive further progress.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/03/2018 16:54:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

861151

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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, if the Government will ensure that the criminal sanctions that apply to offences under the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations are (a) retained and (b) not downgraded to civil sanctions in the proposed changes to those regulations.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	132300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Existing offences under The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulation 1997 (as amended), and The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Ports of Entry) Regulations 1985 are being retained as criminal sanctions in the consolidated Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The type of sanctions to be used under the 2018 consolidated regulations for offences relating to a) new provisions on caviar, and b) new requirements on advertising for sale are currently under development and will be announced imminently.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/03/2018 17:48:39 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

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

856929

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wildlife: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) budget for and (b) number of staff in the Border Force CITES team was in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	131441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Border Force’s indicative budget, for this and future years, is published as part of the Home Office’s publishing of the Annual Report and Accounts. This information can be found at gov.uk. (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a> )</p><p>The ever-changing and complex challenges Border Force faces means its workforce is becoming increasingly multi-skilled, dynamic and flexible. Border Force has a workforce model clearly setting out roles and skills coupled with a strategic workforce planning process enabling effective identification of resourcing needs, training requirements and the effective deployment of staff. Staff can be deployed to areas of greatest need at short notice.</p><p>Border Force uses an intelligence led approach to detecting illegal CITES trade. This is a proportionate and risk based approach taking account of all available intelligence to inform targeting activities and deployments at the frontier.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 15/03/2018 18:05:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy