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To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure the protection of peregrine falcons nesting in the Palace of Westminster.
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure the protection of peregrine falcons nesting in the Palace of Westminster.
Parliament complies with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, working through the Schedule 1 licence holder for peregrine falcons in close liaison with Natural England to ensure adherence to legal requirements relating to breeding and disturbance. The licence holder also works with those undertaking building activity across the Parliamentary Estate.
All works have been reviewed by the licence holder and Natural England and, where required, mitigation measures have been implemented to prevent disturbance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is he taking to help tackle the theft and trade of wild falcons captured in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is he taking to help tackle the theft and trade of wild falcons captured in the UK.
Bird of prey persecution is a national wildlife crime priority and there are strong penalties in place for offences committed against them. Restrictions on the commercial use or trade of birds of prey are in place under the UK Wildlife Trade Regulations. Where any wild falcon is taken and traded illegally the full force of the law should apply to proven perpetrators of the crime.
Defra is a principal funder of the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU), which helps prevent and detect wildlife crime by obtaining and disseminating intelligence, undertaking analysis which highlights local or national threats and directly assisting law enforcers in their investigations. It has played a key role in securing the convictions of criminals found to have been illegally taking peregrine falcon eggs and chicks from the wild. Defra is providing 494,000 for the NWCU in 2025-2026.
Defra also provides funding to Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture to develop DNA forensic analysis for the police and other organisations investigating crimes against peregrine falcons. DNA profiling of peregrines is a critical element in deterring wild take and illegal export, and convicting criminals.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the peregrine falcon population in England of the theft of peregrine falcon eggs for sale of chicks to the Middle East.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the peregrine falcon population in England of the theft of peregrine falcon eggs for sale of chicks to the Middle East.
Defra has not made any assessment of the impact of peregrine falcon egg theft on the peregrine population.
The Government does, however, take all wildlife crime seriously, including the theft of wild bird eggs, which is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
In 2022 Defra more than doubled its funding of the National Wildlife Crime Unit from a total of £495,000 over the three previous years to £1.2 million for the three-year period of 2022-25 to target wildlife crime priorities, in particular crimes against birds of prey, which is a national wildlife crime priority.
Defra supports the work of the Bird of Prey Crime Priority Delivery Group, and that of the CITES Priority Delivery Groups, which bring together police, government and stakeholders from conservation organisations to tackle this type of persecution. In addition, we are providing funding to Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) to develop DNA forensic analysis for the police and other organisations investigating crimes against peregrine falcons.
Additionally, the UK is an active member of the Intergovernmental Task Force on the Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds in the Mediterranean (MIKT). The MIKT facilitates international cooperation to tackle bird crime, including the illegal persecution and taking of raptors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the APHA Cites applications currently processed in Bristol, what progress he has made on replacing the paper-based application process for a licence to export live falcons with an online process; and what the timescale is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the APHA Cites applications currently processed in Bristol, what progress he has made on replacing the paper-based application process for a licence to export live falcons with an online process; and what the timescale is...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) are continuing to develop an electronic permitting (e-permitting) system through which traders and individuals would be able to apply for CITES permits and certificates online. The system would be accessible for all CITES listed specimens including live falcons.
Timelines for progressing this work are currently subject to further discussion however we remain committed to delivering an efficient and modern domestic regime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on replacing the paper-based application process for a licence to export live falcons with an online process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on replacing the paper-based application process for a licence to export live falcons with an online process.
On 1 June 2020, the Export Health Certificates (EHC) Online service was made available by Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. This service allows exporters to apply for certain EHCs using a fully online application process.
The EHCs to export captive birds (live falcons) to the United Arab Emirates and Japan were released on the EHC online service on 1 June 2020, replacing the paper-based application process.
A further 13 EHCs for the export of captive birds to various countries will be available for use via the online service by the end of 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate he has made of the number of merlins in the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to maintain their numbers and habitat.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate he has made of the number of merlins in the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to maintain their numbers and habitat.
The merlin is protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which makes it an offence to take, kill or injure any wild bird; take or damage their nests while in use; and take or destroy an egg. This robust legal framework protects the merlin from persecution, with penalties including imprisonment.
The Department has not made an assessment of merlin population levels. A study by Ewing et al reported that in 2008 there were approximately 1,100 breeding pairs of merlins in the UK.
Several measures are in place to protect habitats. The UK has designated 615 sites as Special Areas of Conservation under the Habitats Directive, and 270 sites as Special Protection Areas under the Birds Directive to provide protection to our most vulnerable and threatened wild birds.
The Government has also provided £7.5 million to establish twelve Nature Improvement Areas. These are intended to benefit birds by improving existing habitat, creating new habitat and improving connectivity between habitats.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many wild peregrine falcons and merlins are registered as being in captivity for ““rehabilitation purposes””.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many wild peregrine falcons and merlins are registered as being in captivity for ““rehabilitation purposes””.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many convictions there have been for offences involving wild-taken peregrine falcons since 1981; and what effect the introduction of DNA testing of birds in 1992 has had on the number of such offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many convictions there have been for offences involving wild-taken peregrine falcons since 1981; and what effect the introduction of DNA testing of birds in 1992 has had on the number of such offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the conclusions of the Wildlife Law Enforcement Working Group meeting in July 2007 were on the illegal trade in falcons; and whether these conclusions were taken into account in deciding whether to retain the (a) peregrine falcon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the conclusions of the Wildlife Law Enforcement Working Group meeting in July 2007 were on the illegal trade in falcons; and whether these conclusions were taken into account in deciding whether to retain the (a) peregrine falcon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what account he has taken of the examples of captive Eleanora’s falcons appearing in the UK following the delisting in 1994 of the species from Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in his review of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what account he has taken of the examples of captive Eleanora’s falcons appearing in the UK following the delisting in 1994 of the species from Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in his review of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what actions his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take on the status of the Saker Falcon following the meeting of the CITES Consultative Committee on Trade in Falcons in May 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what actions his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take on the status of the Saker Falcon following the meeting of the CITES Consultative Committee on Trade in Falcons in May 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce mandatory registration schemes for people wishing to keep saker falcons in captivity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce mandatory registration schemes for people wishing to keep saker falcons in captivity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department is taking to raise awareness amongst falconers of the impact which illegal trade can have on wild populations of saker falcons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department is taking to raise awareness amongst falconers of the impact which illegal trade can have on wild populations of saker falcons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department is taking (a) to raise awareness and (b) to improve the training of the UK police in dealing with the illegal trade in saker falcons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department is taking (a) to raise awareness and (b) to improve the training of the UK police in dealing with the illegal trade in saker falcons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the illegal taking of saker falcons from the wild for falconry purposes on this species' wild population across Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the illegal taking of saker falcons from the wild for falconry purposes on this species' wild population across Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department is taking to raise awareness among (a) transport companies and (b) HM Customs and Excise of the problems of illegal trade in saker falcons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department is taking to raise awareness among (a) transport companies and (b) HM Customs and Excise of the problems of illegal trade in saker falcons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's policy on falconry; and what assessment has been made of the effects of falconry on conservation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's policy on falconry; and what assessment has been made of the effects of falconry on conservation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has held with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee on falconry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has held with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee on falconry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions the Department has held with non-governmental organisations in respect of falconry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions the Department has held with non-governmental organisations in respect of falconry.
Whether international arrest warrants have been issued in respect of Mr Pierre Falcone and Mr Anatoly Gaidamak; what information they have about visits to the United Kingdom by each of these individuals; whether they were taken into custody on those occasions; and what steps they will take if either or...
Whether international arrest warrants have been issued in respect of Mr Pierre Falcone and Mr Anatoly Gaidamak; what information they have about visits to the United Kingdom by each of these individuals; whether they were taken into custody on those occasions; and what steps they will take if either or...