In the Lords

The Government’s consultation on proposals to ban UK sales of ivory asked for evidence on the value, or number, of sales of items containing

We published the call for evidence on the non-elephant ivory trade on 30 May 2019.

The Government has not carried out an assessment of the deterrent effect of penalties for wildlife crime.

The Government is aware of suggestions that there has been an increase in reports of wildlife crime, in particular associated with raptor pe

The UK ratified the Aarhus Convention in 2005 and we remain a party in our own right.

My Lords, fly-tipping is unacceptable and the Government are committed to tackling this crime.

Based on the limited data we have—there is a not a huge amount—there appears to have been an overall increase in reports of fly-tipping, alt

We expect local authorities to investigate fly-tipping incidents on private land, prosecute the fly-tippers wherever they can and recover cl

The noble Lord makes a good point. However, the Government are very much taking action and, I believe, are on the front foot.

We recognise that, as a consequence of a lot of the initiatives that are coming in on the back of the Environment Bill and the waste strateg