My Lords, a few years ago the subject of this debate might have been regarded as rather marginal in terms of importance; that is no longer the case. In introducing this debate I should declare an interest as a friend of the Whitley Fund for Nature, a charity concerned with...

My Lords, a few years ago the subject of this debate might have been regarded as rather marginal in terms of importance; that is no longer the case. In introducing this debate I should declare an interest as a friend of the Whitley Fund for Nature, a charity concerned with...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on securing this timely debate. It is timely because the Independent newspaper group, along with the Evening Standard, have launched

a campaign on the subject, and made Space for Giants their Christmas appeal. It is also timely because last week the International Fund...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on securing this timely debate. It is timely because the Independent newspaper group, along with the Evening Standard, have launched

a campaign on the subject, and made Space for Giants their Christmas appeal. It is also timely because last week the International Fund...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, for introducing this topical and very important short debate. I declare an interest in that for more than 20 years I have been a trustee of Tusk, one of the largest wildlife conservation charities in Africa, which funds not...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, for introducing this topical and very important short debate. I declare an interest in that for more than 20 years I have been a trustee of Tusk, one of the largest wildlife conservation charities in Africa, which funds not...

My Lords, I, too, pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, for securing this debate and for the way in which he introduced it. Certainly his points about the relationship to other crime, which were reinforced by the speech of the noble Lord, Lord St John, were very well...

My Lords, I, too, pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, for securing this debate and for the way in which he introduced it. Certainly his points about the relationship to other crime, which were reinforced by the speech of the noble Lord, Lord St John, were very well...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, for raising this important issue and all those who have taken part in this debate with such passion and knowledge. My noble friend is quite right: this is not a marginal issue, it is extremely important. It is a challenge that...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, for raising this important issue and all those who have taken part in this debate with such passion and knowledge. My noble friend is quite right: this is not a marginal issue, it is extremely important. It is a challenge that...

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the worldwide trade of ivory and its impact on the elephant and rhinoceros populations in Africa.

Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the worldwide trade of ivory and its impact on the elephant and rhinoceros populations in Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the comparative criminal penalties for illegal bird killing in (a) the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and (b) the Republic of Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the comparative criminal penalties for illegal bird killing in (a) the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and (b) the Republic of Cyprus.

Letter dated 6/6/2013 from Baroness Northover to Lord St John of Bletso regarding the Queen's Speech debate on foreign affairs, defence and international development on the 15th May. 2p.

Letter dated 6/6/2013 from Baroness Northover to Lord St John of Bletso regarding the Queen's Speech debate on foreign affairs, defence and international development on the 15th May. 2p.