Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff of his Department have dedicated posts dealing with policy on endangered species of animals.
Tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) is a major priority for the Foreign Secretary and me, particularly ahead of the IWT Conference in London in October 2018. Staff ​across our diplomatic missions overseas and in London are working hard on this issue, both bilaterally and through multilateral fora. In addition we have a core IWT policy team in London, of four full-time staff and two part-time staff, which we will keep under review as the Conference approaches.