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175072

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	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 foreign UK-based and locally-engaged staff of his Department worked (a) part-time and (b) full-time on tackling the illegal wildlife trade in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15 to date; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	221604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Prior to 2013, work on the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) was handled by individual geographical departments and figures on staffing are not available without disproportionate cost. In 2013 a dedicated illegal wildlife trade team of three full-time staff, including one funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), was set up in the FCO. This team was responsible for organising the London Conference on IWT in February 2014, working closely with Defra, the lead government department. Following the London Conference, this team was reduced to one full-time staff member. Since July 2014, in the run up to the Botswana Conference, two staff members in the FCO have been working predominantly on IWT, supported by a number of others working part-time.</p><p> </p><p>In the FCO’s overseas network, several UK based and locally engaged staff work part time on IWT. It is not possible to provide a breakdown without disproportionate cost. From January to March 2015, there has been one UK based member of staff working full time on the IWT temporarily seconded to support the government of Botswana.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/01/2015 16:20:57 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

175074

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	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 funds his Department allocated to tackling the illegal wildlife trade in each financial year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	221602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Prior to 2013, work to tackle the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) was handled by individual geographical teams working with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) posts across the world. Therefore, an aggregate figure for funds allocated to this matter during this time is not available. In 2013, a dedicated IWT team was established. £113,000 was allocated in financial year 2013-14 towards the costs of the London Conference on IWT held in February 2014. Funds were also contributed towards the conference by other government departments. No specific stand-alone project funds have been allocated by the FCO in financial year 2014-15, on top of staff costs.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/01/2015 16:35:18 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

175075

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	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, which British embassies and high commissions include tackling the illegal wildlife trade in their business plans; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	221603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>A small number of posts include tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) in their business plans. Posts also respond to specific pieces of work as required by the central IWT team based in the Prosperity Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Our efforts are focussed in Asia and Africa.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/01/2015 16:31:25 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

175077

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	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 recent assessment he has made of the extent of links between the illegal wildlife trade and (a) conflict and (b) terrorism in Africa; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	221600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) is an organised and widespread criminal activity, involving transnational networks. The proceeds are in some cases used to support other criminal activities, and have been linked to armed groups engaged in internal and cross border conflicts. There is a risk that terrorist and insurgent groups could benefit from this multi-billion dollar trade and that it fuels insecurity in fragile states.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/01/2015 16:38:30 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

175081

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	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 plans he has to change the number of UK-based and locally-engaged staff of his Department working on tackling illegal wildlife trade; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	221599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no current plans to change the number of staff working on the Illegal Wildlife Trade. We intend to review the arrangement after the Botswana conference.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/01/2015 16:40:41 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

387290

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	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	Ascension Island: Fisheries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of commercial fishing around Ascension Island occurred in the outer (a) 25nm of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), (b) outer 50nm of the EEZ, (c) outer 75nm of the EEZ and (d) outer 100nm of the EEZ.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	5375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Since 2014, no commercial fishing licenses have been issued whilst options for marine management around Ascension Island are considered.</p><p>However, between 2010 and 2013:</p><p>a) Fishing took place on 32% of available fishing days in the outer 25nm of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)<br>b) Fishing took place on 66% of available fishing days in the outer 50nm of the EEZ<br>c) Fishing took place on 79% of available fishing days in the outer 75nm of the EEZ<br>d) Fishing took place on 90% of available fishing days in the outer 100nm of the EEZ</p><p>The above data is generalised and not a definitive amount per area as catch data was reported by vessels weekly, however, only based on a single location per week.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/07/2015 13:18:53 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

416345

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	India: Elephants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department has made on supporting the Indian government in protecting the Asian Elephant.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	9049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to protect the welfare of animals. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs leads on these issues, and through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species the UK is in discussion with elephant range States, including India, to increase protection for Asian elephants. The Government is also working closely with the European Commission and other Member States, with the support of international animal welfare organisations and other interested groups, to try to raise global standards of animal welfare.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 14/09/2015 14:14:39 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

523953

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	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	Marine Protected Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department has made on supporting the establishment of marine protected areas in the high seas.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	39961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK led negotiations within the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources which resulted in the establishment of the world’s first high-seas Marine Protected Area (within the Antarctic Treaty area) and supports the establishment of further Marine Protected Areas within the area covered by the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. The UK is also a leading member of the OSPAR Commission which has designated seven Marine Protected Areas in the high seas of the North-East Atlantic and works closely with other regional and international organisations to manage these.</p><p>The UK supports, and is fully engaged, in the work at the United Nations seeking an agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity and the need to establish a mechanism to deliver marine protected areas in areas beyond national jurisdiction.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 14/06/2016 14:59:08 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge previous answer version 3466 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

523954

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	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	British Overseas Territories: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which departmental budget is supporting the Government's blue belt policy to protect marine biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	39962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The delivery of the UK Overseas Territories Blue-Belt policy is a cross-Government initiative and as such will receive cross-departmental funding.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 14/06/2016 15:20:35 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

523957

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	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	British Overseas Territories: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department plans to publish a strategy for its blue belt policy to protect marine biodiversity in British Overseas Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	40037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The overarching policy framework is currently being developed by Government in consultation with the UK Overseas Territories, with the objective of delivering a demonstrable increase in the protection of marine biodiversity. The UK Overseas Territories are constitutionally responsible for the conservation of their natural environments and as such will develop bespoke solutions, where necessary, to implement this policy.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 14/06/2016 15:21:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park