§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Trade if there is any trade involving the import of cat and dog skins; and, if so, how great it is by volume and value.
§ Mr. MeacherYes, but separate figures for imports of skins of domestic cats and dogs are not readily available. They are included with other animals in the details of raw furskins given in the Overseas Trade Statistics under SITC(Rev 1) subgroup 212.0 and SITC(Rev 2) Item 212.09. To recover quantitative details would require retrospective analysis of the documents submitted by importers on individual consignments and would entail undue cost.